jpdb beta

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

wire

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

2

ostentation; display

2

this (very thing); this precisely

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

5

tradition; legend; folklore

1

pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)

1

one's possessions; ownership

1

royal family

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

miracle

1

old type; old style

1

lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

like; as if; the same as

1

our

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

4

lock pick; lock-opening tools

2

while; even though; despite

4

keyhole

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

squeak squeak; squeaking

2

oh; ah

2

dozens; scores of; decades

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

4

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

4

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

to perspire; to sweat

3

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

14

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

5

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

3

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

3

honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair

1

hard (life); tough (world)

1

as is habit; the way life normally is

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2