jpdb beta

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

2

giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands

1

to begin to drink

3

neutrality

1

to head home; to leave for home

6

basketball club

7

competitive karuta

2

energy conservation; economical use of energy

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

4

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

8

being very popular; being in great demand

1

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

3

as we know

1

major change; major transformation

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

13

cloudy sky; overcast sky

1

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

3

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

29

(an) only child

2

loveable; very likeable; like very much

16

suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

7

snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling

3

accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

3

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

11

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

freedom; liberty

30

to feel at ease

2

although

2

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

the five fingers; leading five; top five

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

5

earnestly; immediately; exactly

1

to take someone's pulse

1

to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

2

reminder

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

3

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

1

to change direction

1

folding one's arms

4

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

2

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

6

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

5

to pick a fight; to find fault

1

in every way; in every aspect; from every angle

2