jpdb beta

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

3

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

1

standing ovation

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

4

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

3

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

4

low voice; whisper

3

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

3

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

3

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

1000 yen

1

1,000 yen bill

2

chit; sales slip; voucher

2

trash; garbage; junk

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

5

so trifling; so trivial

2

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

3

money; metal

3

four characters; four letters

2

to step over or across; to overcome

4

to throw away

2

to draw a line

4

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

2

shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration

2

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

2

back street; back alley; off-street

4

to stand firm; to hold out

1

however; having said that; but

1

difficult to eat; unpalatable

1

home delivery (of food); outside catering

3

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

8

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

8

yakisoba sandwich

1

cream-filled roll

3

bread roll sandwich with croquette filling

2

procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen

2

hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia

85

plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

3