jpdb beta

flare; star shell

7

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

3

manna; mana

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

1

language

3

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

4

poor student

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

9

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

4

becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

6

annoying; noisy

4

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

5

father

3

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

18

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

10

leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school

2

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

5

school gate

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

2

sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

7

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

amiable; affable

1

declaration; statement

5

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

4

indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently

1

bullet; shot; shell

3

to be perturbed; to be agitated

4

virtue; charm; merit; good point

1

south side

1

convenience; user-friendliness

4

town; city; municipal; urban

8

detour; roundabout way

4

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

4

crêpe

2

street stall; stand; booth

1

trifles; minor details

1

crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

2

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

3

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

2

to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

to be sold out

1

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

2

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

1

relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

4