jpdb beta

ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike

1

forum; form; shape

1

great difference; major mistake

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

suddenly; all at once; rapidly

2

heavily; profoundly

3

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

8

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

3

to set up shop; to open a store

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

strait; channel

2

lemon

1

Ehime (prefecture)

1

mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

2

citrus fruits

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

4

slight fever

1

large truck; semi-trailer

1

exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

3

Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil

4

perm (hairstyle); permanent wave

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

7

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

3

messy room; dirty room; unclean room

1

help

1

extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase

1

this much; this amount

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

2

sesame oil

1

one's sitting height

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

2

men's (fashion, wear, etc.)

1

inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

1

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

1

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

-esque; -like; -ish

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

irregular

1

full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous

1

rice granary

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