jpdb beta

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

3

members; member; constituent

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

2

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

5

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

faint smile

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

4

great person; eminent figure

1

to smell; to sense

1

shepherd; German shepherd

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

1

commerce; trade; business

1

puppet; marionette

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

2

to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

1

discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune

1

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

to carry out a scheme

1

unrefined sake

1

acquisition; possession

3

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

4

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines

1

supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

why; how

1

intro; introduction

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

vibrato

1

flaring up; bursting into flames

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

2

photosynthesis

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

to knead into

2

slowly and quietly; smoothly

2

nuance

1

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

picking; collecting; harvesting

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

2

to unfold; to unroll; to open

5

Nagano (city, prefecture)

4

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

2