jpdb beta

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

1

to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

4

habitual

1

routine

1

not yet; un-

2

parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition

1

handle; grip; knob

2

drying machine; dryer; desiccator

1

accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

2

tropical forest; tropical rainforest

1

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

2

newly-released music; new release (CD, album, etc.); new score; new composition

3

last week; the week before

1

component; component stereo

2

sideboard; cabinet

1

sound of a button or switch being pressed

1

click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound

1

speedy

2

root; basis; foundation

11

within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland

1

characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

1

away

1

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

2

several volumes (books)

1

photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends

4

peace sign; V sign

5

spring break; spring vacation

23

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

3

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

public school

1

dancing; dance

37

spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)

8

variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse

2

third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

1

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

13

completely; fully; entirely

1

firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid

2

squid ink

1

to perceive; to understand

1

go (board game)

1

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

soft touch

1

to sit up

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

language faculty

1

political situation

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

3

to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1