jpdb beta

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

blackboard chalk

1

blackboard

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

15

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

13

Cinderella

15

betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy

1

without a moment's delay

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

number of persons; personnel

1

sigh

3

such a thing; something like that

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

8

broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box

4

to have a good appetite

1

auntie; older woman

1

agreement; rule

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

minimum; at the very least

1

teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

2

loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

1

chopsticks

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

2

baby

1

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

food

1

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

1

midsummer; dog days

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

eel-liver soup

1

alcohol; sake

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

plan; project; scheme

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

3

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

good will

2

hunting

2

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

after many twists and turns; after much trouble

1