jpdb beta

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

2

un-Japanese in appearance or character

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

angel

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

2

to overhear

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

2

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

1

to approach; to draw near

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

wariness

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

7

thirty; 30

4

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

4

intercom; interphone

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

5

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

4

barrage of questions

1

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

1

Western confectionery

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

2

cake shop; pastry shop

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

3

biwa (Japanese lute)

1

jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

1

cheerfully; excitedly

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

5

new home

1