jpdb beta

to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

5

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

4

young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell

3

abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund

5

to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

3

snoring; snore

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

thin; slender; slim; skinny

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

2

leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

1

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

6

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

3

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

9

quickly

3

dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night

4

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

3

light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

3

how many; how much

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

6

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

14

copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird

3

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

catch in one's hands; seizure

6

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

breakfast

4

Japan

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

2

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

6

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

6

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

5

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

2

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

5

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

40

limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft

2

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

folding fan

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

2

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

3

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

straight line

5

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

6

to clap

5

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

14

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing

2

ecstasy; highest heaven

3

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run

1