jpdb beta

to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

2

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

4

treasure chest; strongbox

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

5

to swell up

2

Monday

9

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

2

attendance record

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

mother

10

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

4

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

5

every year; yearly; annually

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

4

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

3

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

6

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

3

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

2

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

3

fire door

2

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

2

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

5

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

2

drawing paper

4

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

1

flabby

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

4

first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

precisely because

2

knowledge; information

1

to spit

1

good idea

1

lately; recently

2

well done; good job

3

chopsticks

4

parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)

2

(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

2

fried prawns; fried shrimp

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

2

angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)

1

tartar sauce; tartare sauce

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

1