jpdb beta

to call the roll; to take attendance

1

free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

cheek

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

1

green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser

11

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

3

while in class

2

upper arm

2

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

1

Yes or No

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

sex offender

1

modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

1

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

nuance

2

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

3

to rest one's chin in one's hands

1

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

1

forelock; bangs

2

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

1

modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)

1

sleep

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

philanthropist

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

nature; disposition

1

eraser; rubber

6

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

formal marriage interview

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

2

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

3

binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

3

angle

2

leather shoes; leather boots

1

time passes

1

felt-tip pen

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2