jpdb beta

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

4

to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers

1

to take back; to recapture

15

battle

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

3

eating without paying; eating for free

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

4

good news

4

still; as yet; as of old

4

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

5

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

4

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

12

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

don't worry about it; forget about it

9

to interrupt (a person)

1

in times of war

9

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

5

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

one's own country

6

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

2

book on child-rearing

1

(public) park

10

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

5

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

2

to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

4

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

3

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

2

carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate

1

fried rice

1

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

5

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

4

combination technique in Judo

1

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

4

both eloquent and skilled

2

burnt field; burnt area

2

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

6

800,000; eight hundred thousand

2

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

6

(not) even; (not) any

2

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

13

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

3

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

10

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

1