jpdb beta

something new (of poor quality)

1

to get hungry; to become hungry

4

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

1

bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

2

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

5

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

2

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

4

cooked rice; meal

2

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

Picon

3

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

2

tone

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

5

once more

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

8

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

miso soup

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

5

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

3

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

3

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

11

sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

12

to whistle

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect

1

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

4

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

1

to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

2

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

2

silent; mute; dumb

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

19

pace

1

time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme

2

late at night

2

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

2