jpdb beta

(most) basic of basics

1

admirable; laudable

2

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

4

large tree; big tree; huge tree

1

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

tree; trees and shrubs

1

establishment; settlement

2

without

2

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

3

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

garbage bag

3

the opposite direction; the other way

2

the front

2

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

school entrance ceremony

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

4

great-grandchild

1

family photo

3

athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

1

relay

1

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

1

ballet dancer

1

Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

1

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

1

wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

1

lively motion; throb

2

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

1

wedding dress

3

bridegroom

1

easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)

1

discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

2

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand

2

cheap; reasonable

3

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

several tens

3

certain; definite; clear; credible

1

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

7

sixth day of the month; six days

6

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

rare

2

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

2

putting on weight from the good (married) life

1

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

1

to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

5

unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer

1

cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice

1