jpdb beta

(Western) soup

1

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

1

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

university student; college student

4

acquaintance

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

to be jealous

1

to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

3

east end; eastern tip

1

number of times

1

time; labour; labor

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end

1

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

sisters

1

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

1

the exact opposite

2

viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

5

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

to keep a diary

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

2

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

(measuring) ruler

1

age difference; age gap

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

feeble

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

till just now

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

to look stern

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

one way or the other; either way

1

departure

1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

3