jpdb beta

for a while; for some time; for a period

3

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

4

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

1

miso soup

1

low table; table with very short legs

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

face-to-face

1

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

1

half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe

1

chicken meat

5

alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

4

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

5

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

4

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

2

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

2

dining table

1

seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

5

but; however; although; though

1

evening meal; dinner

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

10th day of the month; ten days

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

3

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

(air) temperature

1

using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

1

summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform

4

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

1

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

slacks

1

skirt

1

short sleeves

5

tie; necktie

1

best

3

cardigan

1

was

1

connivance; overlooking

1

tradition; convention

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

1

somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side

1

school tradition; school customs; school spirit

1

only; nothing but

1

yesterday

10

restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3