jpdb beta

splash (of water); spray

1

to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

1

U-shaped gutter

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

2

in a good mood; cheerful

2

gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging

4

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

3

boy; man; male

5

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

3

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

6

to sit on a seat

2

to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

1

expulsion (from school)

2

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

1

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

3

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

3

with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap

1

to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

3

otherwise; or else; if not

1

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

1

to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

1

ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering

1

to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset

2

who; what kind of person

6

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

9

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

7

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

descendant

1

bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

2

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

2

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

6

to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

3

fifty; 50

18

going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance

1