jpdb beta

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

2

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

1

in a line; in a row

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

3

graduation ceremony; commencement

3

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

petty underling; small fry

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

(in) one's own way

2

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

1

spotlight

2

number one

1

righteousness; justice; right

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

cancellation; suspension

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

7

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

3

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

28

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

2

(women's) refuge

1

all (there is); as long as there is

3

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

(charge) for this month

1

Tooru

1

cloud; crowd

11

oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

3

quick; simple; neat

1

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

pack of lies; complete fabrication

1

extortion; shakedown

3

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

criminal record

1

to beat the hell out of

5

to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

1

stealth

1

ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

reportage

6

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

2

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

1

private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

1

scrap

1

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

1

winning a prize or place (in a contest)

1

meandering; winding

1