jpdb beta

last week; the week before

2

spacious; vast; wide

3

even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

being on duty; person on duty

1

good morning

2

to walk down the road

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

2

silver (color, colour)

2

hair (on the head)

4

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

end; edge; tip

1

to jump up and down; to hop

2

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

1

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

1

Vietnamese (person)

1

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

person's name

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

regular respondent to a periodical or radio program

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

4

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

8

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

in comparison to; rather than

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

3

to crack jokes

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

2

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

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

1

to grin

1

good morning

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