jpdb beta

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

maybe; could be; might

2

a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

knockout

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

water pistol; squirt gun; water gun

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

to smile (at someone)

2

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

1

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

couple

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

background music; BGM

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

2

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

3

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

1

how many times

2

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

2

large profit; a killing

1

to be answerable (for); to take the blame

1

to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)

1

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

3

new religion

1

one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school

1

psychological; mental

1

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

1

dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external

1

to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

1

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

2

winner; victor

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

4

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

1

to be common

1

to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

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