jpdb beta

to overhear

1

each house; every house; many houses

1

alert status; emergency alert

1

milk powder; baby formula

1

relief squad; rescue party

1

to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath

1

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

1

candle

4

birthday

1

confetti; ticker tape

1

cracker

2

to exchange; to replace

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

sound of laughter

1

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

mysterious; mystical

1

butterfly

2

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

in high spirits

1

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

tissue paper; toilet paper

1

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

2

radical (of a kanji character)

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

very likely; very probable

1

detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

1

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

1

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

1

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

great difference; major mistake

1

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

1

difference in social standing; difference in social position

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

audio equipment

2

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

through a wall; on the other side of a wall

1

serious crime; grave crime

1

personal information

1

peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

1

junk food

1

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

1

burger

1