jpdb beta

perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood

2

scorched earth

1

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

2

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

comma; decimal point; radix point

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use

2

arranged marriage

1

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

1

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

throughout; all through; right through

1

by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

2

what action to take; what to do with oneself

1

to cite an example

1

tuition; school expenses

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)

2

lovers' quarrel

2

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous

2

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

1

or; or else

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

seeing; looking at

1

charcoal-grilled yakiniku

1

establishment (of a business); founding

1

forty; 40

1

Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef

2

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs

2

hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails

1

gleamingly; shinily

1

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

3

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

8

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

2

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

2

pill; lozenge; tablet

1

Hong Kong

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

1

medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose

1

fingering

1