jpdb beta

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2

spirit; heart; disposition

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

reflexive; reflecting

1

to turn one's back to

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

elementary, junior high and high school

1

to ponder; to brood

2

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

7

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

3

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

liking; taste; choice

1

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

corners of the mouth

1

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

peace; harmony

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

a few hours

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

go home; get out

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

1

chopsticks

1

to wrap up

2