jpdb beta

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

6

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

3

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

3

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

30

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

223

by myself; in person; by oneself

14

to make a profit

2

maybe; could be; might

5

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

3

to do

3

a jewel in a dunghill

1

maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

4

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

2

to laugh scornfully

2

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

5

then; well; so; well then

20

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

20

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

10

lip; lips

13

straight line; beeline

2

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

2

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

16

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

5

to press a question; to cross-examine

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

11

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

4

to become pale; to turn pale

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened

2

around the world; throughout the world

2

conversation; talk; chat

3

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

empty; vacant; hollow

2

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

4

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

3

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

3

dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

1

beast; brute; animal

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

10

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

3

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2