jpdb beta

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

3

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

2

tap; knock; bonk

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

18

dangerous position; peril

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

6

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

1

addition; Canada

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

12

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

3

OK

2

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

3

most part; greater part; majority

13

clanging; empty; deserted

8

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

13

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

2

creation; formation; foundation; establishment

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

handmade; homemade

1

glass; pane

4

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

9

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

4

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

wire

7

pickpocket

1

to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

1

burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

10

to make a living

2

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

8

with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly

2

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

2

smoothly; glidingly

1

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

6

cousin (older female)

19

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

2

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

6

the four seasons

1

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

2

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

fabric; cloth; material

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

8

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

6

hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

3

someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility

1

disgrace; shame

2

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

1

mother

18

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

5

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

2