jpdb beta

OK; okay

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

bus tour

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex

1

all sorts of; all kinds of

1

early afternoon

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

2

to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn

1

freshly fried

1

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

3

heap; pile; stack; full measure

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

light brown; golden brown

1

mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

performer; entertainer; celebrity

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

compared to

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

3

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

appetite (for food)

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

3

four people

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

motivation

2

handkerchief

2

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

1

to wipe; to dry

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

new wife

2

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all

1

journal; magazine; periodical

13

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2