jpdb beta

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

5

whitebait; elver (young eel)

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

perfect; complete

8

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

Airi

3

at that time; in those days

4

we

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

somehow; for some reason or other

2

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

2

to be consistent; to be coherent

2

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

near future

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

because

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

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

3

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

3

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

secret; secrecy

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

6

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

fact; truth; reality

3

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

3

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

3

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

6

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

1

monolith; large slab of rock

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

since last year

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

2

garments; attire

1

twins; twin

2

sisters

2

older brother

2

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

3