jpdb beta

discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune

1

singing enthusiastically

2

irritating; frustrating

7

18th day of the month; 18 days

8

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

2

omitted character; omitted letter

11

returning; giving back

1

press; print shop; printing office

6

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

9

leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

3

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

4

fainting; swooning

2

(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; (lit.) salary thief

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

8

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

11

Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period

1

stop

6

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

end-of-year; year-end

8

Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May

4

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

7

consecutive holidays

2

altogether; entirely

4

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

2

to take by surprise

1

had better do so

2

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

1

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

1

business; trade; operations; sales

16

pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

1

congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia

3

cartoon-character costume

1

thumb; big toe

2

Hanniya

2

progress; advance; making (good) progress

4

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

7

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

17

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

5

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)

11

meaningless; pointless

4

laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue

1