jpdb beta

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

to order; to command; to appoint

4

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

1

following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

2

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

2

never; not at all

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

5

beginning; start

2

museum

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

3

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

3

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting

1

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

1

camera

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

to find fault with; to question

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

desk; copy editor

2

article; news story; report; account

3

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

destination; place where one is visiting

2

great help

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

3

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

3

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1