jpdb beta

huh?; what's up?

3

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

5

not required

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

South America

2

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

3

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

7

Yamagami

25

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

6

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

3

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

7

to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

3

being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

1

you

2

physical education; PE; gym (class)

3

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

9

counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

1

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

1

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

1

telephone directory; telephone book; phone book

1

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

4

under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat

1

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

1

shopping; purchased goods

6

dinner; evening meal

11

comma; decimal point; radix point

2

a few seconds; several seconds

15

lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

1

to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

15

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

4

butter

4

resources

1

Earth; the globe

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

2

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

fire station

1

fire; flame; blaze

2

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

14

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

3

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

3

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

14

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

2

to lower; to be lowered

1

power; might; authority; influence

6

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

within; inside of; less than

4