jpdb beta

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

retort; back talk; backchat

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

3

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip

6

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

side of the face; side

1

to knock down; to send flying

1

article; news story; report; account

5

(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

1

lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront

1

arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

1

Jonas

2

shooting to death

6

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

4

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

this

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

using money as a weapon; power of money

2

coin; token; slug

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

2

these guys; these fellows

2

Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)

2

mint; mint bureau

1

gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)

1

densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy

2

hey there; I say; see here

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

2

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

3

pea coat

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

to burst into laughter

3

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

2