jpdb beta

retirement

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

2

normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

2

who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one

1

light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

3

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

1

penmanship; calligraphy

1

attending cram school

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

muscle

1

weight training; muscle training

1

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

1

looks; features

1

change of voice (during puberty); break of voice

1

laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple

1

chatting; idle talk

3

changing clothes; change of clothes

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

6

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

2

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

7

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

gentleman

2

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to be possible to occur

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

race

1

vivid; clear; distinct

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

to answer a question

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

4

ponytail

2

to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

1

comment

2

one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

2