jpdb beta

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

4

New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

3

New Year's Eve; December 31

6

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

2

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

3

to settle down

1

to raise (one's head)

1

end-of-year

9

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

last year

5

change; alteration; modification

1

to begin some form of lifestyle

1

the whole year; all the year

1

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

2

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

2

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

1

to hear of; to learn of

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

exposure to wind; severe criticism

2

blunder; slip; error; error

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

to thank

2

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

nodding; greeting (with eyes)

1

faltering; hesitation

1

hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

acquittal

1

again

1

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

1

to boil; to simmer

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

5

long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)

1

luncheon

1

New Year's Eve; end of the year

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

3