jpdb beta

date; dating

5

eleventh day of the month; eleven days

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

3

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

ashtray

10

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

(business) card case

1

business card

9

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

9

ball-point pen

2

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

ink

12

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

14

be; is

2

end of a sentence

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

to smoke a cigarette

2

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

5

space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

3

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

4

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

5

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

7

outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

4

hiding one's embarrassment

4

morning; a.m.

23

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

16

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

5

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

11

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

5

to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented

1

Thursday

2

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

1

oversleeping; late riser

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

9

no trouble; easy; simple

2

to overhear

1

board game

38

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

trademark

3

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

same year in school

1

to be popular

2

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

2

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

1

to decide; to determine

4

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

17