jpdb beta

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

9

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

15

communication

4

strength; power; proficiency; ability

6

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

7

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

2

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

34

beautiful woman

6

group (usu. of people)

21

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

2

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

2

four

20

pair; couple

1

meaningless; pointless

4

oops; uh oh; drats

2

maple (tree) (Acer spp.)

55

Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

5

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

17

bento; Japanese box lunch

7

being interested in somebody (only) for sex

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

8

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

7

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

16

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

4

attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm

1

body; body blow (in boxing)

3

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

11

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

15

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

8

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

4

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

21

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

5

changing every day

1

plate of assorted fried food

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

2

fried prawns; fried shrimp

7

one fish; one shrimp

2

chopsticks

10

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

24

front; frontage; facade; main

6

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

6

salad

4

small bowl

1

cherry tomato

5

to start eating

1

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

1