jpdb beta

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

reluctant (to part)

2

infant; baby; little child

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

5

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

trivial matter

3

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

5

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

2

one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway

2

space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

(gaping) widely

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

4

bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

3

to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...

1

cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

1

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

outline; summary; gist; in brief

1

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

2

school rules; school regulations

1

while in class

1

(degree of) satisfaction

1

more than one can eat

1

laziness; lazy person

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

appetite (for food)

1

small change; coins; small sum of money

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to be reflected in a mirror

2

for use by women

1

frown; scowl; grimace

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

10

large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

1

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

2