jpdb beta

to run through; to run past

2

seaward side

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

ability to think up names; knack for naming things

1

poisoning; addiction

1

bald head; baldness

1

common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

1

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

3

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

2

well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

1

fried potato; French fries; chips

1

stereotype; stereotype

1

cooking oil

1

lard

3

pepper

1

brazier; hibachi

1

performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

1

to catch one's attention

1

close-cropped hair; shaven head

2

strongest

3

Marine Corps; Royal Marines

6

Hollywood movie

1

small; little; few

1

tank top

1

tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

blonde

2

brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes

1

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough

1

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

2

spirit of harmony; the Japanese spirit

1

from ... to; between ... and; or

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

1

mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team

2

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Zainichi; Zainichi Korean; North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)

1

American (person)

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

slang

1

I don't want to boast but

1

good

2

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1