jpdb beta

model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

to wait for an opportunity

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

3

specifications; specs

2

sense of defeat

5

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

9

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

2

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

2

excuse; pretext

1

15th day of the month; 15 days

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

2

homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate

3

hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)

2

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart

17

bitter-tasting bug

4

to chew up

2

period (e.g. class)

6

modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)

1

three minutes

2

volleyball

1

standing techniques (judo, wrestling); standing throw

1

body language

1

strict order; peremptory command

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute

3

mole; mol

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

to be popular

6

in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

1

16th day of the month; 16 days

1

up-and-down motion; vertical movement (e.g. in an earthquake)

1

after; later

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

2

student number (for seating, etc. in class)

1

to form a pair (pairs); to partner

4

health and physical education

2

sexual behavior; sexual behaviour; sexual activity

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

2

self-service

1

subject of research

1

record; transcript

2

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

2

sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi

2

pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

2

free throw

1

tartar sauce; tartare sauce

1