jpdb beta

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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timewasting; killing time

4

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

13

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

4

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

39

place where one works; construction site; working area

17

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

5

slate pencil

52

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

3

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

5

mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt

2

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

15

to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive

1

both; both sides; both parties

4

reference line; base line; baseline; datum line

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2

long and narrow

8

chalk; choke; chock

2

blackboard eraser

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

8

to throb; to beat fast

3

tension; mental strain; nervousness

39

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

9

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

2

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

12

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

12

left side; left-hand side

5

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

10

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

1

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

3

to blow through; to blow across

2

how many hours?

3

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time

1

root vegetable

1

to carry in; to bring in

15

honey

12

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

6

jam

7

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

12

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

processed goods; finished goods

2

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

25

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

4

each; every

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

7

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

5

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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