jpdb beta

scruff of the neck

1

ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha

3

crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

1

muscle; strength

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

2

chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

4

this century

1

to seize the initiative

1

suddenly; abruptly; impulsively

1

inheritance; something given or received

2

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

7

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

3

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

5

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

2

in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

mysterious

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

2

this place; where one comes from; here

3

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

ghost story; tale of the supernatural

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

brainwashing

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

5

straw-wrapped natto

1

history

1

document collection

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

5

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

1

gel; gelatinous; gelled

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

3

small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)

1

minimum; minuscule; local minimum

1

black soybean

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

1

Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine

1

modern civilization; modern world

1

dried slices of steamed sweet potato

1

keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time

1