jpdb beta

over one's shoulder

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

to have an interest (in)

1

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

64

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

5

half past (the hour)

2

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

3

darkness; the dark

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

2

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

3

at times; occasionally

3

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

3

to show; to display

8

subject; theme

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another

1

why; how

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)

2

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

2

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

blog; weblog

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

7

to go on reading

1

article; news story; report; account

3

author

1

rice paddy

1

full moon; 15th day of the lunar month

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

2

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

1

original author (of a work)

1

famous book; masterpiece (literary work)

1

eyelid

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2