jpdb beta

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

locked in a grapple

2

approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude

1

dyeing; printing

1

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

8

(deeply held) resentment

1

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

1

to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

chair

1

happy hour

1

fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

1

woman who works in the sex industry

1

sexual activity (at a brothel) involving body lotion and an air mattress

1

machine gun

1

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

1

stir; commotion; noise

1

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry

1

both people

1

boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

5

to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold

1

to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)

1

boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

4

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

sponge

1

suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday

1

helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence

1

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

4

cookware; cooking utensil

1

irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod

1

mealtime

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

outward appearance; apparent

1

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

1

cook; chef

1

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

1

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

kitchen

1

feast for one's eyes

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

2