jpdb beta

one third; a third part

1

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

4

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

4

barbecue; BBQ

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

swimming; bathing; getting on in the world

1

open sea; Okinawa

1

surfing

1

sail

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

4

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

fireworks

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

3

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

3

allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

1

desperation; struggle to the death

1

earnings from a part-time job

1

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

4

worst case

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

to be able to manage somehow or another

3

one year and a half

2

to join hands (with)

7

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

5

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

2

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

yelp; yap

1

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

next year

5

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

3

ticket machine; ticket-vending machine

1

ticket

2

unmanned train station

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

3

thick; dense; luxuriant

2

interval; break; pause; spare moment

3

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1