jpdb beta

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

border line

1

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

3

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

player depth (in a team); pool of players

1

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

2

as you see; as you can see

1

form; foam

2

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

consumption; expenditure; spending

4

-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

1

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

2

boiled gyoza

1

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

1

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

5

to face; to confront; to be opposite to

1

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

taste bud

1

most attractive feature (of a person)

1

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

2

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

1

leaflet

3

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

2

race

1

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner

1

pitch-black; jet-black

1

to be born; to come into this world

1

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...

1

to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over

1

negligee

1

bullying; teasing

2

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

1

battle cry; war cry

2

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

2

the exact opposite

2

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

5

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

2

to be filled to bursting; to burst

2

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

3

pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

3

flabby

4

no exception; without exception; always the same

2

isn't it?

3

(a) mute; mute person

2

bathing; going in the bath

1