jpdb beta

for today; for the time being

1

to talk; to carry meaning

1

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

1

kudzu starch noodles

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

empty stomach; hunger

1

Dona, Dona

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

2

lunch; midday meal

1

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

1

touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander

1

top floor

1

column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

2

cultural aspect

1

overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

1

panoramic view; bird's-eye view

1

vista; background; perspective; distant view

1

by all means; at all costs

2

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

sigh of relief

1

sex ratio; gender ratio

3

elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people

1

to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

laughingstock

1

longing for others; wanting company

1

action

1

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

2

chivalry; samurai code

1

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

season; weather

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

movie; film; motion picture

2

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

1

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

1

story of one's experiences

1

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

jeans; denim; jean

7

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

2

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

2

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

2

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1