jpdb beta

curl

10

commoner; plebeian

3

ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

however

2

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

8

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

3

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

6

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

1

short; brief

2

audience; spectator; spectators

11

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

4

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

8

origin; beginning

2

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

3

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

10

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

3

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

7

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

4

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

3

easy; simple; plain

2

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

13

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

5

besides; moreover; in addition

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

3

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

6

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

both hands; both arms; ten

3

something (or other)

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

4