jpdb beta

first day; opening day

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

to become better; to improve

1

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

1

Saitama (city, prefecture)

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

4

inner-city area; city center

1

national highway

2

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

7

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

corner; nook

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

1

most of all; extremely; supremely

2

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

brains; brain tissue

2

steamed towel; steaming hot towel

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

3

traffic; traffic volume

2

city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

1

traffic lane; road lane

6

empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)

2

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

nowadays; recently

3

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

tall (of a person)

2

to hide oneself

1

Bugles

5

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

5

grave; serious; alarming

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)

8

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

new; fresh; novel

2

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

physical

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

unrelated

3

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

2

defecation

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1