jpdb beta

matador

1

to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear

1

reward; prize

1

one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

1

power dive

1

air brake

5

iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

1

(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

3

trampoline

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

painful experience

2

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

2

superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

1

futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)

16

Japan and Qing China

3

gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)

1

place for relaxation and refreshment

1

partition; cubicle

1

population density

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

2

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

2

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

3

to cook hard

1

pornographic film

1

Paik

5

sour; acid

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

2

(for one's stomach) to rumble

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

pupil; disciple; follower

1

rice-producing region

2

pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink

3

seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

8

osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

4

approximately half

1

dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise

1

snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab

1

net; netting; web

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil

11

cooked rice

1

indulging in every possible luxury

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)

1

crustacean

1

shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

1