jpdb beta

well-bred; of good upbringing

1

vulgar; crude; tacky

3

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

4

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

3

book

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

2

multi-

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

5

maybe; could be; might

4

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

4

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

3

English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere

1

intellectual

2

to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic

1

humor; humour; joke

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

order; turn

2

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

3

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

2

number of characters; character count

1

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

folding one's arms

1

novel; original; new; innovative

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

3

empty stomach; hunger

4

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

1

light meal; snack; refreshments

1

hungry; starving

2

stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)

1

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

1

cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker

2

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

2

to be softened; to calm down

1

meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission

1

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

1

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

1

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

1

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

no, not like that (but like this)

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

bleh

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

4