jpdb beta

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

8

resignation; acceptance; consolation

2

ill-bred; poorly brought up

2

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

prediction; estimation

5

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

9

build; physique; frame; constitution

5

boy; man; male

2

average height; average body height

1

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

4

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

2

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

1

two (long cylindrical things)

5

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details

1

bright sunshine; broad daylight

2

to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

light bulb; incandescent light bulb

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

4

monster

4

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

3

another; different; separate; discrete

1

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

2

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

3

endless; ceaseless

2

to take out; to drag out

2

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

(doing) as one is told

4

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

6

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

6

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

4

danger zone

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

5