jpdb beta

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

11

limit; restriction

24

bounce; bound

1

volleyball

2

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

7

hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn

6

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

(finger) ring

1

earring

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

13

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

5

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

7

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

fashion

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

3

redundancy; superfluity; useless addition

6

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

3

denim; jeans

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

6

lover; rubber

1

poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

2

motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle

2

flame; blaze

4

home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point

10

feeble; faint; weak

4

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

7

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

2

indecent; obscene

8

with a half-opened eye

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

20

to be relieved; to feel relieved

4

as soon as possible; at the earliest time

4

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

7

demand for; request

6

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

9

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

3

to dress up

3

amber

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

8

feather decoration; plume

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

6

all; everything

5

volunteer soldier

33

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

21