jpdb beta

to make an appointment; to make a reservation

2

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

4

leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

collapse; downfall

1

delight; great joy

3

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

2

bank book; passbook

3

to save up (money)

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

2

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

3

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

2

administration bureau

4

mechanical

2

protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something

2

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

1

to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

same family (race, tribe)

1

share (in a company); stock

1

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

4

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

2

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

2

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

2

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

2

including (in a package); packing together with

1

purchaser

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

crouched burial

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

4

damp; moist (negative nuance)

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

2

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

2

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

1

verbal promise; one's word

1

eating; bite (in fishing)

1

to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

4

New Year's Eve; December 31

1

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

2

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

3

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

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