jpdb beta

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

2

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

competitor; rival

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

8

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

4

participation; joining; entry; adherence

3

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

order; request

3

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

2

advice; warning

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

Laa; Lahr

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

loud voice

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

what is it?

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

3

head over heels; madly (in love)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

3

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

5

simply (cannot)

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

to start eating

2

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2