jpdb beta

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

composed expression; clear face

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

2

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

2

locking technique in judo

1

elasticity; flexibility

23

to tighten; to press hard

26

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

6

narrow escape from death

1

superior; better

1

to smile (at someone)

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

cathedral

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

4

to be popular

1

troubadour; minstrel

1

popular person; favorite; favourite

2

adaptability; flexibility

1

originally; by nature; from the start

3

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

2

abuse; misuse; perversion

1

harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

1

visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores

2

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

4

unheard-of; unprecedented

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

everybody

1

tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

9

while surprised; suddenly

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

attendant; companion

1

the next era

1

eternity; perpetuity

1

Milky Way; galaxy

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

old style; old type

1

(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)

1

to pick a fight

1

explanation; interpretation

1

laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

4

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

1