jpdb beta

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness

25

distrust of (other) human beings

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

4

orthodox school

1

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

10

to hold up in one's arms

1

a (single) moment; an instant

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

bedtime

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

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

1

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

1

being left out; being ostracized

1

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

1

peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly

1

hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

1

peaceful; quiet; uneventful

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

mistake; error

1

everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press

1

extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

2

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

1

prototype model; experimental machine

2

bad influence; negative influence

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

1

good idea; good plan

1

adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

2

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

1

negotiation

1

existing; living; extant

1

applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures

2

repair; improvement

1

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

1

experiment; experimentation

1

(short) rest; breather; break

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

rustling (sound)

1

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

1

to stammer; to stutter

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soundproofing

2

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

1

for use of customers or guests

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1