jpdb beta

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

2

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees

2

crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

1

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

1

eastern coast; east bank

1

Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

1

west coast; west bank

1

Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

1

once a year

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

rough sketch

1

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

2

kitchen

2

four people

7

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

subtracting points; points deducted

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

calf; small cow

3

Alaska

1

stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal

2

green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant

1

frightening; terrifying

1

to sit on a seat

1

waiter

10

menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

5

Japanese (language)

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

2

tension; mental strain; nervousness

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

2

(grape) wine

2

stew; hodgepodge

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

4

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

be; is

9

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

3