jpdb beta

cooked rice; meal

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

short (of a person)

1

lifting a child high up in the air

1

most favorite; in high favor

1

official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing

6

yay

1

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

1

climax; uprush; bulge

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

climax; peak; zenith; apex

2

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

just past noon; afternoon

3

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

1

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch

2

parts; accessories; components

1

deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

1

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

3

as soon as; right after

1

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

cardigan

2

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

borrowed thing

1

gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

3

embarkation; boarding

1

survival

1

speaking (generally related to learning English)

1

grammar

1

structured (e.g. information); integral (e.g. knowledge); systematic

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another

1

nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

2

counter for questions

1

Karlheinz

2

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

2

interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in

1

to scratch; to claw

2

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

Raimund

1

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

1

toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

2