jpdb beta

connection; link; relationship

4

as soon as; right after

1

student council

16

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

6

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

spot (where one was hit)

1

wariness

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

4

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

flower; flowering plant

2

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

3

book

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

6

strategy; artifice

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

to survive

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

5

to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

to pull in (fish); to land

1

study; research; investigation

4

pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

16

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

6

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

10

fishing with a pole

1

mushroom gathering

1

drawing; painting; picture

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

1

likability; favorability; popularity

4

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to let one's guard down

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

6

expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date

1

thickness

1

discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

1

to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

one's own room

5

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

6

natural enemy

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1