jpdb beta

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

3

to appease; to suppress; to calm

2

gesture; charades (game)

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

day before yesterday

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

1

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

empty space; empty sky

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

4

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

flight; desertion; escape

1

to make a lasting impression

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

2

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

to thank

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

5

to happen to pass by

2

to finish reading; to read through

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

warning; advice

2

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

(a) glance; (a) look

1

immediately; promptly

1

unrelated

1

peace; harmony

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

3

shriek; scream

4

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

1