jpdb beta

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

2

firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering

2

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

sincerity; good faith

3

to stay (at); to stop (at)

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

6

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

3

to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net

1

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

1

don't you think?; indicates question

2

normal; regular

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

16

Hanniya

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

must not; do not

1

objection; dissent; protest

2

what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding

1

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

Kansai dialect

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged

1

headache

1

remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation

1

cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

1