jpdb beta

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

4

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

4

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

12

concert hall

1

coloring; colouring

2

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit

1

entrance

21

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

1

riff

2

very loud volume; megavolume

5

aquarium (building); oceanarium

1

spectator; audience

6

to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious

1

member of a (rock) band; band member; bandsman

1

chorus

3

tomato juice

2

chief; head

5

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

11

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

4

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

6

questions and answers; dialogue

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

to pierce through; to break through

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

memory; ability to remember

4

patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

2

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

1

look here; I'll tell you what; hey; listen

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

9

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

2

Kansai dialect

20

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink

3

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

1

bourbon

1

to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

3

trio; gang of three; threesome

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

3

to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled

7

territory

3

uproar; disturbance

26

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

4

to push aside; to push one's way through

3

seat at a table; place at a table

2