jpdb beta

to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

indecent; obscene

2

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

1

surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

10

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

to be settled; to be brought to an end

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

4

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

2

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

video game (played on a home console)

2

roadside; wayside

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

black (colour, color)

1

battle; game; bout

1

you could say that; that might be so

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

8

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

2

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

2

(marriage) proposal

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

2

uncut cake (usu. small)

2

heartburn; sour stomach

1

double extra large; 2XL; XXL

1

series

4

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

2

word; word

2

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

chess

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

extra-large portion; extra-sized serving

2

rice (esp. when served on a plate)

1

big problem; major issue; big controversy

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

blunder; (careless) mistake; error

2

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

2

to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

2

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

here; with this

2