jpdb beta

pro-am; combination of professional and amateur players

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

4

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

empathy

1

lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)

1

which; well; now; c'mon

1

heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart

2

item; something that one "just has to have"

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

5

jellyfish; medusa

2

set meal; special (of the day)

2

proper noun

1

(not) one

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

4

language

3

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

5

decision; settlement; definition

2

to change; to replace

1

gimmick

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

definite decision; final decision

1

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

1

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

original story; original version; this volume

2

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

page

3

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

25

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

7

paper scoop used in goldfish scooping

6

target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

2

water balloon

2

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

to sell

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

2

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

clapping hands; applause

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

4

this year

3

poem

1

summary; digest

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

1