jpdb beta

boarder; boarding student

2

success; prosperity; boom

1

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

2

song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

standard

1

crab

1

shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

3

slice; small piece

1

deep-fried horse mackerel

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying

1

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

1

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

Chinese-style fried rice

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

lecturer

1

tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings

1

fried prawns; fried shrimp

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

amen; hail

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1

to contribute jointly

1

intimacy; friendship

1

concocting an alibi

1

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

1

talking about (behind one's back); backbiting

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

1

lame; uncool; tacky

1

(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

2

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

1

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

1

pillow fight

1

dust

1

mold; mould; mildew

1

half a year; six months

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

pinup

1

book

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

1

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1