jpdb beta

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

3

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

still; even now

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

3

heroic

3

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

5

hostile; adversarial; antagonistic

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

introductory remarks

1

lower lip

1

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

2

eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board

3

feelings of gratitude

3

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

5

halting speech; stammering; (lit.) (like) rain water (slowly) dripping off a horizontal board

1

physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

kneecap

1

to blush; to redden

2

smile

3

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

4

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

500 yen coin

1

false; hypocritical

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

2

urban legend

5

corner; nook

1

style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")

1

rare; uncommon

2

stochastic; probabilistic

1

end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

2

to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

1

body; one's fortune

2

to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

21

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

2

our school; my school

1

excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer

2

playing house

1

first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person

5

aftertaste

8

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

3

to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

1

home area; home town; local

9