jpdb beta

best; vest

3

manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling

2

steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling

1

marshmallow

1

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

1

vocabulary

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

3

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

2

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

1

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

4

old-mannish

2

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

3

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

frankness; impulsiveness

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton

3

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

short; brief

6

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

4

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

5

had better ...; had better not ...

35

body; body blow (in boxing)

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

3

evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation

1

shaking like a jelly; jellylike

1

possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with

2

to lack

1

just the two of them

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

4

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

5

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

8

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

4

title

4

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

5

several volumes (books)

1

Enhanced Graphics Adapter; EGA

9

outside of; not covered by

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

3

even now; still; as yet

1

walk; stroll

7

reaction; response; reaction

2

(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

8

government; administration

1

official bulletin; communique

1