jpdb beta

very; extremely; excessively

3

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

4

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

unfairness; injustice; partiality

3

dozens; scores of; decades

4

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

3

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

many times

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

4

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

2

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

11

earnestly; immediately; exactly

1

good morning

1

oh, yes?; really?

4

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

puffed up; plump

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

4

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

3

harassment; pestering

2

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

different culture; foreign culture

1

communication

1

you (plural)

4

exercise to help digestion

1

to leave one's seat

7

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

6

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

4

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

2

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

5

made from paper

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

5

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

4

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

to change one's clothes

2

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

Pythagora Switch (NHK children's TV show)

2

trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

2

mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation

1

bowl

2

in high spirits

1

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

2