jpdb beta

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

choice; selection

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

4

power; might; authority; influence

1

comedian; comic

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

analysis

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

(the extent of) one's vocabulary

1

three years

2

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

2

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

Board of Education

2

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

blue sky

1

lecturer

1

extreme; extremity

1

three minutes

10

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

3

place; room; margin; scope

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

amount of time one has

1

divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

cough; ahem

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

11

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

dust

2

stop

4

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

3

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

3

going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

3