jpdb beta

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)

2

student teacher; trainee teacher

2

class

4

inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus

1

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

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

6

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

6

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

hawk; falcon

2

institute; academy

2

well, I must admit ...

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

while in class

2

village

5

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

it is I who should say so

4

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

2

reaction; response; reaction

1

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

good things come to those who wait

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

even

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

good morning

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

history

1

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

hypnotism

1

uniform

1

to lend (e.g. money)

2

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

changing schools

2

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

ticklish; embarrassing

1

both (people)

9

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

1