jpdb beta

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

2

morning; a.m.

15

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

7

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

archeological; archaeological

1

cultural anthropology

1

materials; data; document

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

2

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

2

surprise

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

4

number of (large) animals

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

valuable article; valuables

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

6

to make laugh; to set to laughing

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

as one promised

1

body language

1

pension (Western-style boardinghouse)

1

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

infusing (tea); infusion

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

2

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

to make an appearance

1

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

2

unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

1

decision; agreement

1

I have nothing to do with it

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

3

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

4

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

day before yesterday

4