jpdb beta

the reverse; other side; lining

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

1

lead colour; lead color

1

rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

1

container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

1

flat; even; level

2

can; tin; canned food

6

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

brand new

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

3

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

origin; beginning

1

well; now; then

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

bye; see you later

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost

2

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

one year and a half

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

musical instrument

2

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

music

1

musical performance

1

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

knob; doorknob

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

to blow through; to blow across

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1