jpdb beta

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

6

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

5

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

one hand

3

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

8

to open (one's eyes) wide

4

master; teacher; stable master

11

helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

1

nothing but; except; no more than

20

the last moment; the very end

3

just a little

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

3

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

6

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

5

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

15

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

4

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

9

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

smile

3

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

1

boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

7

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

1

7th day of the month; seven days

5

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

3

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

2

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

set meal; special (of the day)

4

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

3

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

3

retaining fee; retainer

4

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

2

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

3

all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

tiredness; fatigue

1

several day period

2

rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

12

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

4

daily wages

1