jpdb beta

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

change (for a purchase)

1

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

2

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

to dodge; to evade

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

light; easy; non-serious; minor

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

ballerina

1

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

4

things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

1

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

1

thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

6

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

evasion; avoidance

1

roadway

1

headlight

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

to walk

25

to happen to pass by

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

senior high school student

2

so much; so; like that

8

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

moaning; muttering; complaining

2

to complain; to make a complaint

1

to join hands (with)

3

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

please

20

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

8

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

2

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

to experience

1