jpdb beta

harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest

2

number; amount

1

centipede

1

selfish; asking too much

1

ant

2

ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird

2

jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid

6

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

these guys; these fellows

1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

2

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

adult male; man

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

adjoining each other

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

evening party

15

written invitation

3

escort

12

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

5

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

3

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

who

1

acquaintance

2

ridiculous; odd

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

1

calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

1

nimbly; lightly

1

meeting; greeting; welcome

1

arrival

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

7

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

even if not; even without

1