jpdb beta

deciphering; decoding

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

8

paper

2

almost; nearly; close to

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

6

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

14

invitation; introduction; temptation

4

free food; free meal

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

4

sense; infer

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

printout; (computer) printing

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

11

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

9

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

I see; that's right; indeed

2

existence; possession; having; limited company

1

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

6

these guys; these fellows

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

5

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

3

downtown

3

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

5

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

toll parking lot; toll car park

1

street in front of station

4

one side

1

traffic lane; road lane

1

roadway

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

opposite side; other side; other party

1

glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

25

display items

1

automatic door

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

5

thank you

1