jpdb beta

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

2

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

question mark

2

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

3

explanatory note

1

magic hand; manipulator

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

potato chips; potato crisps

2

crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

1

soy sauce; shoyu

1

ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

1

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

potato chips; potato crisps

3

to dirty one's hands

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

switch

1

demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

2

rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor

1

hand; handball (soccer foul)

1

portion; section; part

4

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

oil

1

to become better; to improve

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

4

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

formation

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

4

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

3

shopping; purchased goods

3

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

3

originally; by nature; from the start

6

modern society

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

4

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

hat; cap

1

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

5

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

composed expression; clear face

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

2

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

2