jpdb beta

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

2

momentum; amount of exercise

2

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

6

advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person

4

source of worry; source of distress

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

2

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

4

irresolute; hesitant

1

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

4

a bit more; a bit longer

8

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

4

virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

3

oh goodness!; I say!

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

3

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

2

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

to pull in (fish); to land

3

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

7

groggy

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

3

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

3

to want; to desire

1

interest; rights; concession

5

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

3

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

7

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

attachment (to); tenacity of purpose

1

appointment; rendezvous; date

3

(dead) end; end of the line

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

2

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

3

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

to do together

1

exception; exclusion

3

zombie

3

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

2

this is why; this means; it is the case that

3

untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

mimetic muscles

3

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

swindler; imposter; crook

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

2