jpdb beta

to grimace; to frown

8

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

the other day; lately; recently

4

several times; once or twice

1

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

inspection; examination; survey

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu

3

simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)

1

to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

3

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

5

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

biological older brother

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

5

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

2

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

3

to be related by blood

1

expected value; expectation value; expectation

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

5

piece; fragment; one (object)

1

showing no sign (of)

3

to bring someone along

1

karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines

1

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

1

social meeting place; watering hole

1

public hall; community center; community centre

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

5

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

coupon

1

decision; determination

1

four people

3

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

2

totteringly; trudgingly

1

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

2

role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)

1

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

1

touch panel

2

audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl

1

song; singing

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

recovery; restoration

1

determination; resolution

1

to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

2