jpdb beta

chick; baby bird

10

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

4

to squat; to crouch

1

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

soot

1

to shake off

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to pinch; to nip

1

(large) building; public building; hall

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

6

to hatch (out)

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

11

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

7

loud voice

2

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

novel; story; (work of) fiction

3

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

1

to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed

12

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

2

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

what?; what'd you say?

1

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

9

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

3

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

2

faltering; hesitation

1

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

1

as if; as though

2

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

evidence; proof

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

to mail a letter

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

10

rebirth; reincarnation

1

old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged

1

peak; peek

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

2

intelligence; intellect; brains

3

baby; infant

4

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

5

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4