jpdb beta

butterfly

1

evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period

2

chilled syrup; soft drink of malt syrup mixed with boiling water, ginger juice, grated ginger, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink, similar to ginger ale)

1

older sister and younger brother

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

minnow; shinner

1

mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

to be right on target; to strike it rich

1

extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up

1

(sightseeing) tour

2

case-by-case

1

density

1

high society

1

commercial city

1

cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets

1

public; official

1

frank; candid; frankfurter; frank

4

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

shit for brains

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

virile; tough; masculine; intense

2

hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

1

pressure; force

2

stopping just before

2

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment

1

possession; owning

1

to do earnestly; to get serious

1

frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)

1

Hick

2

to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex

1

take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise

1

hurrah

1

saying too much

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

2

near relative

2

consanguineous marriage

1

wrong; different; not like that

1

unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

2

bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve

1

very loud voice

2

previous existence

1

unmeasurable; impossible to measure

1

facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

1

energetic

1

elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)

4

curse

10

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

3