jpdb beta

to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

3

reproachful; hateful; bitter

3

miniature

2

exhibition; display

1

mini size

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

4

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

1

refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar

3

fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire

1

induction heating; IH

1

burn; scald

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

2

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

duty; obligation

1

code; password; cipher

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

8

give up

1

question mark

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical

1

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

18

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

1

waste; extravagance

1

real harm; actual damage

3

worst case

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

4

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

estimate (of costs); budget

2

written application

1

related to; in relation to

1

one person, one vote

1

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)

1

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

1

nimbly; lightly

1

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1