jpdb beta

warm welcome

2

family restaurant

8

specialization; specialisation; differentiation

4

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

9

war; fighting; fierce competition

3

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

2

out of fashion; out of style; outmoded

2

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

2

outlet (store that sells seconds, discontinued lines, etc.); electrical outlet

10

to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

2

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

12

assortment; product lineup

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

bus tour

3

sales agent

6

spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

2

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

3

star beautician; famous beautician

2

raw materials; ingredients

7

heavy drinker; tippler

3

father; dad; husband; you; he

8

to rebate; to give a kickback

6

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

4

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

2

imported disk (record, blu-ray, game, etc.)

6

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

10

manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing

4

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

8

Yellow river (in China)

6

(amount of) rainfall

2

the king of fruits (ref. to durian)

3

muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

6

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

6

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

3

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

6

cost price

29

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

3

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

3

crude oil price

3

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

3

best in the world

6

pride; boast

2

declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

4

sudden price jump; steep price rise

3

private university

4

examination fees

10

contact lens

5

to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing

2

fund-raising; collection of funds

4

Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather

4