jpdb beta

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

2

down; below; downward

1

to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

1

suspicious person

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

to fall on one's backside

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

2

furious facial expression

1

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

wild beast; wild animal; brute

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

underside

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

1

sliding door

1

birthday present

1

to compare with the eye

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

eraser; rubber

2

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

hiding one's embarrassment

1

cough; ahem

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

hello; hi

1

admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment

5

together; mutually; fellow

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1