jpdb beta

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

transparent; clear

2

lightly; nimbly

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

3

diving; submerging; going underwater

8

with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

4

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

trifles; minor details

1

black hair

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

2

average mark; mean point

1

poor student

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

2

working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

2

one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

1

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour

2

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

history; pedigree; lineage

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

2

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

frog

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

to catch one's attention

1

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

pulsation; pulsatory motion

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

blood vessel; vein

1

to send in

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

7

ankle

5

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

2

too (much); overly; excessively

1

to stoop; to bend over

1