jpdb beta

CD player

1

aim; goal

2

main thread (of a story)

1

exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

1

strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress

1

to wander; to roam

13

reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

1

showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)

1

quarantine; medical inspection

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD

1

good correspondent; ready writer

1

traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue

1

yakisoba served with a thin omelet on top

2

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

forming; shaping; fashioning; casting; molding; moulding

1

Gael; Garr; Gehl; Gere; Gerle; Goehr

1

religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

11

prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

1

fund-raising activities

1

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

passive

1

trachea; windpipe

1

to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!

1

to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel

2

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for

1

guess; guesswork; hunch

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

1

self-consciousness

1

sleeping bag

1

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

2

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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bottle

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unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake

1

alcoholysis

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from the beginning

1

information; making a report (to a superior)

1

recognition of services

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strictly speaking

3

affable; sociable; friendly

1

manner (with others); attitude

1

unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help

1