jpdb beta

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address

1

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja

6

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

1

abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

1

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

1

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

2

thickly (of whipped eggs, cream, etc.; such that it leaves a trail or forms soft peaks); stickily; becoming thick and foamy (of soap suds); sluggishly; slowly; heavily

1

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

2

jealousy; envy

2

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

2

substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

to carry a joke too far

1

weak attitude

1

Patten

1

(in) one's absence

1

splint; brace

1

medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment

1

caustic words; defiant words

1

old manners; old style; old school (of art)

1

to die; (lit.) to become earth

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab

1

to age; to become old

3

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

2

grated yam

1

bargain; bargain sale

2

shopping basket

1

video game (played on a home console)

1

destruction; collapse; crumbling

1

self-service

1

end; conclusion

1

embarrassing; awkward

3

blow; hit (on the body); beating

1

front entrance; front door

1

one side

1

introduction; preface

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

2

at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately

3

4-day weekend

3

citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. September 22, falling between Respect the Elderly Day and the Autumn Equinox Holiday)

1

substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)

1

wedding anniversary

3