jpdb beta

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

3

inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan

3

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

future (usually near); prospects

4

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

mother

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

3

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

cough; ahem

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

3

further; above; anymore

2

wars

2

sketch

1

cold water

1

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

effect

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

1

pose; pause

2

marking; grading; scoring

1

perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

5

bankruptcy; insolvency

1

hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

teacher and student

4

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

4

repertoire; repertory

1

multiplication table; times table

1

percent; percentage

1

to be all out; to exhaust

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

2

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

8

shogi player

4

break in the deadlock

1

secret; mystery

2

beforehand; in advance; previously

3

hence; for that reason

4

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

special lecturer; guest lecturer

1