jpdb beta

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

5

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

5

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

4

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

6

spider

1

shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments

1

one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush

1

to seal up

3

affectionate mother

1

canvas; base

1

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

3

to breathe

2

mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

2

athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

9

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

ancient rites

1

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

2

every year; yearly; annually

4

two colours; two varieties; two types

1

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

2

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

5

big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day

4

neighborhood association; neighbourhood association

2

culture shock

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

urban; metropolitan

1

custom

1

men and women of all ages

3

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

3

red (color, colour)

1

orienteering

4

scavenger hunt race

2

pair; pair-oared boat

8

shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

1

gambling

1

important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint

3

two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

4

pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man

1

homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

1

sticky

1

combination

4

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

2

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

2

but; however; provided that

2