jpdb beta

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

3

true character; real nature

7

to frown; to scowl

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

2

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

2

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

1

locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

1

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

2

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

2

ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to prostrate oneself (before)

1

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

to bring someone along

1

research; study; investigation

1

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

2

rooftop

1

brickwork

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

squatting (esp. with elbows on knees)

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

2

beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape

1

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

really; truly

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

lifelong separation

1

doppelgänger; doppelganger

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

1

fade

8

to name

1

they; those guys; those fellows

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

3

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

2

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to shed tears

1

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

3