jpdb beta

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

2

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

3

thank you

3

OK; okay

4

yakisoba sandwich

1

cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

2

Satou

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

retort; back talk; backchat

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

2

technology; technique; technical

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

negative personality; asocial type

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

2

small birds

1

giant bird; great person; magnanimous person; hero

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

small bird; little bird

1

the heavens

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

feng (male Chinese firebird)

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

war of words

1

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

2

police officer

2

in someone (else's) name

1

Steve; Stieb

2

wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

10

bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

2

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

cake

1

kid

12

mysterious thief; phantom thief

1

martial artist; fighter

1

medical care; medical treatment

1

kit

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

5

I; me; you; manservant

10

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

10,000,000; ten million

1

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)

1