jpdb beta

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

3

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

2

soldier; sailor

5

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

5

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

2

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

4

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

15

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

5

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

10

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

3

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

irresponsibility

1

cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

6

working in the fields; working on a farm

1

difference; variation; difference

5

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

13

to go back

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

2

road map

13

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

3

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

11

opposite side; opposition

4

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

3

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

3

provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule

23

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

3

Nerima

2

risk

5

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

3

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

9

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

5

licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up

1

ticklish; embarrassing

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

3