jpdb beta

embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to stagger; to stumble

1

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

2

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

1

wooden flooring

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

colorful; colourful

2

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

3

parents; both parents

1

to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

1

commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

1

first; new

2

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

as ... as possible

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

2

settlement; solution; resolution

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

day in and day out; all the time

2

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

1

maintaining the status quo

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

2

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

2

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

embarrassing; awkward

2

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to keep silent

1

slightly shrewd

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

2

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

call; appeal

1

default; default (setting)

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

1

fish that are called by different names as they grow larger

1

fry; juvenile fish; fingerling

1

young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)

1

hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail

1