jpdb beta

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

peace; harmony

1

to smile

8

you

2

breaking bamboo

1

like; as if; the same as

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

angry voice

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

3

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

5

five; 5

1

perfect; complete

7

dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep

1

return; coming back

1

homeroom; form room; form class

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

leader; central personage

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

chest; breast

1

to bloom in profusion

1

candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

1

to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

7

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

1

to do so; to do thus

3

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

2

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

10

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

7

summertime; summer season

1

maggot; larva; grub

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

4

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

4

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

3

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

hair dyed brown

4

curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

2

lens

3

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

3