jpdb beta

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

if; in case; supposing

6

somehow; for some reason or other

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

7

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

beckoning

2

close to the ear

2

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

radiant smile; contented smile

1

called; known as; that; to say

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

that day; the very same day

2

classmate

1

to lend a hand; to help

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

3

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

7

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

Yoshioka

4

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

4

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

even

5

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

5

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

1

reference; consultation

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

knife

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

damage

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

4

shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

3

feeling; sense; impression

11

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

2

body build; figure

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

reflexive; reflecting

3

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

3