jpdb beta

ashamed

1

convenience store

8

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

4

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

3

double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page

3

regretful; irresolute

1

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

2

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

3

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

7

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

8

female teacher

4

king

2

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

7

dominion; territory; possession

4

one's own property; possessions

1

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

2

leopardess; female leopard

1

affectionate mother

3

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

motherless family

3

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

2

nothing but; none other than

2

wind chime; wind bell

4

while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

1

the way one works; one's working manner

6

chopping board; cutting board

2

washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

sunset

2

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

20

chilled Chinese noodles

2

(Western) soup

2

boiled gyoza

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

8

100 yen

4

uniformity; equality

2

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

1

dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)

2

to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex

1

gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm

4

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

6

fumbling; groping

3

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

2

eating habits

2

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

1

mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup

1

to be worn out (from domestic life)

2

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

1

plants; vegetation

1