jpdb beta

summary; digest

1

mark indicating a defeat

1

to become sick; to be struck by a disaster; to hinder; to be hindered; to run into problems; to have an accident

1

grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)

1

social adjustment

1

shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

1

chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat

2

there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

1

verst; Russian mile

4

limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft

1

Cobra Command (1984 video game)

1

defective merchandise

1

donko (shiitake variety)

20

dementia

1

one's school; school one attends or works at

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series

1

environmentally friendly; eco-friendly

1

bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering

4

opening of a meeting

1

reflection

1

cold room; refrigerated room; cold compartment (e.g. of a refrigerator)

2

to take a roll call; to take the register

3

in that way; like that; that way

1

ready, go!; race

1

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!

25

how-to (book); self-help book

2

short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash

1

scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

3

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice

1

A word describing the sound made when things are rubbed or pressed against each other; The act of cramming or shoving things to the brim

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

monitor lizard

1

Blue's Journey

1

rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain

1

Crusader

1

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

1

pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)

1

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

2

almost everyone

1

Kuta (Bali); Cuthah

3

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

1

to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)

1

angel

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

1

fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests

1

meal ticket; meal voucher

1

having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan

2

bagworm; bagworm moth

1