jpdb beta

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

3

primitive man

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

2

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

3

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

8

news; word; tidings; omen

3

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

8

sales; selling; marketing

4

middle and high-school students

1

black hair

4

Kakisaki

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

2

karaoke

3

isn't it?; it really is

1

we; us; I; me

9

love

3

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

plural; multiple; several

2

enclosure; box; siege

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

6

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

12

mummy

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

pharaoh

1

kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up

4

welcome; reception

9

to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

3

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

4

most satisfactory

1

opposite side; other side

8

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

some people; a few people; several people

4

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

2

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

2

dispersing; breaking up; running away

1

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

2

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

4

life; living; I; me; student

10

photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop

1

swelling; bulge; puff

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alphabet

1

tiny breasts

1

depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

2