jpdb beta

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

10

different opinion; objection

2

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

actress; female actor

1

whenever you want; any time you like

1

all you want; as much as one wants

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

2

jealousy; envy

5

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)

1

certain; sure; doubtless

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

4

along the road; along the way

2

déjà vu

1

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

approval rating

1

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

1

morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

3

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

5

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

grim face; angry look

1

all night; throughout the night

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

4

specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet

1

sincerity; true heart; devotion

1

always; at any time

2

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

to surge; to well up; to gush out

3

open air

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

grim look

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

stained glass

2

déjà vu

2

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

4

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

2