jpdb beta

rice ball

1

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

4

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

3

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

background music; BGM

1

mistake; blunder; slipup

1

TV blooper; broadcasting blunder

1

main question; real issue at hand

2

to disappear; to vanish

2

large plate; platter

5

cover; lid; cap

6

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

certain; definite

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable

1

immediately following

1

potpourri

1

picture postcard

1

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

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

4

seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work

1

to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

chocolate

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

souvenir

1

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

deep breath

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

1

to make coffee; to brew coffee

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

2

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

2

to play one's trump card

1

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

2

once more; again

3

healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)

1

soundtrack

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

2