jpdb beta

upper body

1

dance; dancing

2

street dancing

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

4

type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)

1

schoolboy; male student

2

in all directions

1

success rate

1

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

1

aqua

7

heavy responsibility

1

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

2

first (in a series)

1

oneself; one's body

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice

2

order of chivalry; chivalric order

1

advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

1

average; ordinary; normal

2

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

3

to wash away; to rinse off

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

foreign (exchange) student; international student

2

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

3

rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

long-term storage; long-term preservation

1

good for the health; healthy; wholesome

1

producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)

2

hardworking; studious

2

to pursue

1

lacking a plan; haphazard

1

research material; experimental material

1

comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination

3

small; compact

1

top quality products

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet

2

gently; quietly; calmly

2

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

2

one's own room

10

tree; trees and shrubs

3

to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done

2