jpdb beta

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

member

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

point in time; occasion

3

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

5

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

4

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

2

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

moon; month

1

's; of; belonging to

1

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

1

little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall

1

spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

1

school gate

3

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

4

touch; being involved in

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

communality; community; having something in common

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

embarrassed; ashamed

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

4

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion

1

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

unpredictability; element of surprise

1

skirt

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

rest after a meal

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

2

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

before long

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

14

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

2