jpdb beta

zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

2

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest

1

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

5

funny; amusing

2

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

3

killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation

1

to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued

4

game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)

15

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

4

line-marking machine; line marker

4

to draw a line

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

4

armed struggle

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome)

2

champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder

3

princess

2

training (animals); breaking (animals)

1

Itabashiku

1

community-based; local-based

3

hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

2

to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower

2

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

3

meaning; significance

4

sophistry; sophism

1

hey; listen; look here; I say

2

concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

3

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

4

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

to try one's strength

1

participation by all

1

participant; entrant; player; competitor

25

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

21

correction; revision; rectification

3

discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

3

competitor; rival

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort

1

waste of effort; thankless task

1

this school; the school in question

1

nonparticipation; nonattendance

3

handmade; homemade

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

7

mimeograph

1

plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin

1