jpdb beta

older sister

3

old friend; familiar face

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

3

refinement; style; sophistication

1

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

2

single-lens reflex camera; SLR

1

possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

5

jammer

3

to take a picture; to take a photo

5

explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

3

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

3

house; building

3

Umeko

8

barley tea

6

Eastern Europe

1

security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP

1

written request; request for ...; application for ...

1

envelope

1

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

3

postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

6

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

3

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

2

mischievous

3

proxy; representative

1

another day; some other day

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

3

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

1

end; close

3

killing three birds with one stone

3

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

3

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

2

pleased to make your acquaintance

4

almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card

1

above; more than

6

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

5

to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

1

to keep silent

1

making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause

1

Kélo, Chad

7

drug-sniffing dog

1

new species; new variety

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

1

comfortable; pleasant

2