jpdb beta

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

party; banquet; feast

1

New Year's party

2

inlet; seashore; beach

2

harbour; harbor; port

2

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

as one promised

1

congratulations

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1

grinning; smirking

1

in the future; another day; later

1

mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

manners; courtesy; etiquette

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

2

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

the exact opposite

1

thorny path

1

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

inferiority

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1