jpdb beta

newcomer; new face

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

3

one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

3

rating; classification; allocation; grading

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

2

again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

1

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

10

copier; copy machine; photocopier

1

forum; form; shape

1

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

1

high level

1

signature pose; trademark pose

1

a meeting by chance is preordained

1

to grow hoarse; to become husky

1

to smile

2

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

2

to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

1

fruit

1

coloured carp; colored carp

3

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

other people; others

5

thunder

2

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly

2

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

1

presence; sitting with; being with

2

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

2

to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

initial state

1

dream for the future; hopes for the future

2

long-term

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

1

antiquity; ancient times

1

outsider; layman; amateur

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

2

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

2

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

suitable post or role

1

to buy as a gift

1

arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful

1

tens of thousands

1

businesswoman; female office worker; female employee

1

professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser

1

B; b

2

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

1