jpdb beta

means; is; as for

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

5

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

5

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

all right; very well; okay; I got it

2

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

no, not like that (but like this)

6

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

3

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

to dis; to diss; to disrespect

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

3

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

9

point in time; occasion

3

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

6

growth period; period of rapid growth

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

38

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

5

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

5

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

3

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

portion; section; part

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

4

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

4

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

debt collector; bill collector; repo man

1

natural; natural (sign)

1

old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1