jpdb beta

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

3

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

1

to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

4

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

10

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

11

forte; strong point

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

only; sole; unique

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

9

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

11

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

1

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

10

hard worker; hardworking person

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

2

wicked; evil

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

love; affection

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

killing two birds with one stone

1

(written) proposal

2

this time; now

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

1

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

4

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

1

material; materials; data; information; documents

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

6

overtime (work)

4

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

5

to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much

1

step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

4

by today; before the day is over

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2