jpdb beta

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

4

first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

1

sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

2

potpourri

1

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

6

weakest

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

4

deluxe

1

rice (esp. when served on a plate)

2

bucket; pail

1

school entrance ceremony

1

senior high school student

1

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender

1

forte; strong point

1

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

2

(in) one's own way

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

3

to smoke a cigarette

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service

1

companion; company

1

emotional wall; internal barrier

2

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

2

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

lunch box

1

basic rule

1

mountain air

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

wavelength

1

shout; yell; scream

1

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

1

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

19

diameter

1

sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs

4

asymmetry

1

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

1

jumping power

2

to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)

4

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

2

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

2

current value; price; market value

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

3

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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