jpdb beta

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

2

rattling; clattering

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

2

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

5

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

to be reflected in a mirror

13

brand new

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

4

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

1

pose; pause

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

1

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

2

to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence

1

triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

29

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

flower pattern

5

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

blinking (in surprise)

1

to compare with the eye

3

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

3

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

16

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

5

firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

1

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

journal; magazine; periodical

1

applicant

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

6

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1