jpdb beta

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

violent explosion; bursting

3

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

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

1

peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down

1

a quarrel; argument

1

timing

4

unclear point; unclear points

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

guide; host

3

person in charge; official; attendant

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

successively; one after another

1

latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

7

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

3

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

to grimace; to frown

2

unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

1

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

2

sap

1

underground water

1

extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

1

medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

2

low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)

2

once a year

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

3

to swell up

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

blow; hit (on the body); beating

3