jpdb beta

cover; lid; cap

1

meaning; called; said

9

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

10

dark horse

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

22

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

9

at any rate; anyhow

3

to obtain; to procure

2

to concern; to be related

9

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

24

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

each place; various places

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

7

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

big; large; great

2

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

22

(period of) one year

2

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

attendance (at school); going to school

2

to hide; to conceal

10

meaning; called; said

8

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

luckily

1

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

half day

2

technique; art; skill; move

3

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

16

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

3

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

11

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

midwinter

50

to kick down; to defeat

1

potential

1

so; like this; in this way

9

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

6

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

5

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

4