jpdb beta

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

5

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

2

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

6

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

11

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

12

group (usu. of people)

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

3

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

15

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

3

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

2

to take time

2

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

3

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

2

to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer

9

now that; since; so long as; because

3

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

3

gentle; mild-mannered

2

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

6

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

1

this evening; tonight

2

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

4

red meat; reddish meat

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

9

to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

5

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

1

liver; lever; joystick

2

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

2

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

8

way; method; means; resource; course

4

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

salad

1

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

2

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)

1