jpdb beta

younger; junior

4

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

7

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

2

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

3

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

2

cruelty; hard-heartedness

1

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

1

to cheer; to jeer; to mock

2

to writhe (in pain)

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

monotonous

2

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

5

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

2

to be scared

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

2

to tie a string

2

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

2

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

2

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

silk

2

exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)

1

sadistic

1

show of courage; bluff

1

SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall

1

immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

2

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

16

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

5

to jump up to one's feet

2

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

2

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

6

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

2

knot

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

2

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

2

squashed; crushed

2

recently; a moment before

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

4

to make a serious effort

1