jpdb beta

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

direct

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

5

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

to throw away

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

3

buffet; self-service meal

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

stand-up meal; buffet

1

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

1

long visit; overstaying

1

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

stir; commotion; noise

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

1

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

white lily

1

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

1

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

1

to look young; to seem young

1

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

straight line

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

1

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

1

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

1

brazenly; unabashedly

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

2

leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

supplement; complement

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

someone; a certain person

1

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

1

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

to leave one's seat

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to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

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