jpdb beta

being good-for-nothing; useless person

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

4

to jump up and down; to hop

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

digital

1

second hand (of clock)

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

3

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

3

how many years; how long; what year

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

17; seventeen

5

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

2

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

tingling; stinging; pungently

1

candle

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

kindergarten

1

athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

2

physical education; PE; gym (class)

3

marathon race; marathon

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

5

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

5

top-class

1

this area; around here

2

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1

elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

3

fourth-year student

4

to look down on; to condescend

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

4

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

1

position

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

silent; mute; dumb

1

to paint (draw) a picture

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

to form a pair (pairs); to partner

1