jpdb beta

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

4

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

communication skills; communication ability

1

kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

old people; grandparents

1

amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

2

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

2

thumb; big toe

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

4

should do; ought to do

3

my condolences

3

to finish dyeing

4

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

2

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

2

calf; small cow

1

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

2

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

2

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

2

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

1

family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

11

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

2

box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)

1

to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

3

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)

2

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

4

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

6

to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone

1

iced tea; ice tea

3

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

2

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

drinking straw; straw

1

to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)

5

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

1

counter for months

3

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

3

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

4

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

game arcade; video arcade

6

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

7