jpdb beta

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2

social dance; ballroom dancing

2

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

3

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

ungenerous; poor in spirit; with no great feelings

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

3

humanity; human nature

1

like a decent person; human

1

light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

4

woman

3

smoke; fumes

4

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

Akiyoshi

8

personal criticism; character sketch

1

in; at; for

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

2

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

ringtone

2

to answer the phone

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

11

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

6

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

9

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

6

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

1

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

3

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

3

frog

1

needs; demands; requests

2

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

11

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

miso soup

2

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food

1

deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

1

sweet vinegar

1

food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)

1

asparagus

1

bacon

1

stir-fry; stir-fried food

1