jpdb beta

thank you; thanks

3

mere; only; just; slight

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

smile

9

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

8

though one didn't intend (expect) to

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

5

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

human relations; personal relationships

1

to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

1

definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled

2

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

2

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

4

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

2

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

5

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

both hands; both arms; ten

8

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

3

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

2

property; possession

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

7

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

1

adamantite (super-hard metal in various games)

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

3

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

2

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

4

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

3

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

7

at once; immediately; right now

6

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva; spit; spittle

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1