jpdb beta

plumbing; piping

1

rental video shop; video rental store

1

entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination

1

worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment

1

leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school

1

complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits

1

aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

1

Hunger

1

ready... (as in "ready, go!")

1

ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony

1

investment

1

invisible hand

1

aromatherapy

1

blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues

4

exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

1

nugget (e.g. gold, chicken, fish)

1

to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries

1

top; summit; peak

1

cutting tool; bit

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

1

marsh land; swamp

1

copying in entirety (verbatim)

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

complete (e.g. a game)

2

U; u

1

dentistry

2

claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane

1

end of consecutive holidays

1

operating a cash register

1

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

to be; to exist

1

voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)

4

leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing

1

first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense

2

to bear fruit; to ripen

2

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

1

ginger ale

1

contact lens

1

imperial visit

6

shady online money-making

1

O; o

1

absence due to illness; sick leave

1

10 yen coin

2

savings box; moneybox; piggy bank

1

last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight

3

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

2

traffic; traffic volume

1