jpdb beta

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

8

bullying; teasing

1

rather than

2

simply; merely; only; solely

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

this

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

3

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

3

half

4

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

to shake off

2

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

4

older sister; lass; young lady

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

5

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

10

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

5

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

female high-school student

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

10

older; senior

2

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

2

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

snow storm; blizzard

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

4

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

2

young and cheeky; brash; sassy

1

appetite (for food)

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

delicious; tasty

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

8

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

21

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

4

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

4

once more; again

4

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

4

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

3

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

number two; mistress; concubine

2