jpdb beta

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

1

opening ceremony (of the school term)

1

staff room

4

mop

3

to polish up; to shine up

1

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

command; direction

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

breast pocket

1

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1

to conceal; to hide

1

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

1

skirt

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

1

down; fuzz; fluff

2

earmuffs (esp. for hearing protection)

5

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense

1

former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

1

out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

the matter you have been talking about

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

5

putting into operation; invocation

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building

1

clubroom

18

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

5

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

4

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

3

second floor; upstairs

3

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

9

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

1

kindergarten

4

children's house; child welfare residential facility

4

call; visit

3

kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

3

drama; theatre; theater; play

2

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

2