jpdb beta

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

13

when it becomes; when it comes to

10

difference; variation; difference

5

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

53

several minutes; a few minutes

2

how long; how much; to what extent

22

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

3

close; intimate; on good terms

12

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

2

bento; Japanese box lunch

36

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

6

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

5

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

16

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

15

shade; shadow

3

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

7

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

2

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

5

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

3

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

this morning

7

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

9

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

11

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

10

to hand over; to surrender

2

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

5

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

2

gently; airily; fluffily

6

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

15

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

3

chopsticks

3

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

24

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

2

cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)

3

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

5

cheap sweets

2

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

10

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

3

for example; for instance; e.g.

5