jpdb beta

reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

4

high temperature

1

forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

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

1

puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly

2

cooked rice; meal

3

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

to devour; to bite to death

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

2

companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

1

impression

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

godparents; foster parents

1

ordinary person

1

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

1

huh?; what's up?

1

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

7

coarse; crude; inferior

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

1

brain; brains; mind

13

to have the nerve to

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

4

as planned; according to plan

2

illumination; lighting

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

transmission; sending

2

image; picture; portrait

3

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

3

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

1

bright red; crimson lotus flower

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

officers and men

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

2

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

at; in; at; when; by; with

2