jpdb beta

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

2

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

cyborg; cybernetic organism

1

maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

5

duet

1

God Warrior (fictional beings in Hayao Miyazaki's manga Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)

1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

revision

1

Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

1

overlap width; margin for pasting together (e.g. two pieces of paper); elbowroom; leeway; room

1

pre-war days; before the war

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

repertoire; repertory

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

3

swimmer

1

screaming (vocal technique); shouting

1

sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

3

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

2

report card

1

understanding person; supporter

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

rare

2

stress reduction

2

effective; successful

2

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

3

the world in general; society; convention

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

3

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

4

grandiose; exaggerated

1

good evening

2

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

3

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

1

exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment

1

transmission; sending

3

experiment

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

8