jpdb beta

going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

1

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

2

fatal; lethal

1

to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension

2

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing

1

quick-wittedness; tact

3

exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

2

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

4

indeed; it's no wonder

2

the touch of; feel of; texture

2

ceramic

1

leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

2

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

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department store; department

1

display window; shop window; store window

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

4

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

tea plantation; tea field

1

back of the house

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

2

family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant

3

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

2

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

2

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

2

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

3

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

1

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

3

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

urban; metropolitan

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

convenience store

5

trouble; bother; annoyance

5

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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(being on the) defensive

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

5

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

1

to lock

2

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

2

Spain; Spanish (language)

2

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

5

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

6

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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