jpdb beta

antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster

1

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

1

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

General Affairs Bureau

1

we

1

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

1

counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

1

court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

1

since; henceforth

2

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

bureaucratic

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with

1

to sit on a seat

5

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

2

to age; to grow old

1

miso soup

1

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

basket; basketball; basket cloth

2

pie; tart

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

2

being good at cooking; good cook

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

7

urgent business

1

something (or other)

1

to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

2

place; room; margin; scope

1

cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

3

(husked grains of) rice

2

a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some

1

action of making something; -ification

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

deep black

1

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

3

hey; hold on; come on

3

home cooking

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