jpdb beta

pigeon; dove

2

domestic goose

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

1

common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

1

Pi-chiku

1

osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

1

common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

1

phrase; phrase; strawberry

1

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

9

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

2

beak; bill

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

5

pronunciation; production of sound

1

birdwatcher

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

11

distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

14

to give an impression; to make an impression

1

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

1

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

1

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

2

hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

someone; a certain person

4

blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

3

to count on one's fingers

1

a long time ago; in those days

2

rank; standing

7

strong interaction; strong force

2

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

4

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

5

certainty

1

face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

5

steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy

1

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

4

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)

1