jpdb beta

indicates emphasis

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

2

three meals (a day)

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

to raise the bar

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

two weeks; fortnight

4

person

3

attractive face and figure

1

being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

1

to excel; to surpass

1

to fall in love

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

unofficial; unauthorised

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

member; the membership

2

counter for people

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

to act; to take action

1

peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

2

each; individual

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

yakisoba sandwich

1

one hand

2

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

2

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

acorn

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

2

silent; mute; dumb

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

to frown; to squint

1

to purse one's lips

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

3

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

1

enemy

4