jpdb beta

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

2

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

6

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

5

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

secret art; the mysteries

2

to show; to display

2

nightlife districts; drinking districts

5

alcohol; sake

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

2

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

touting; tout; barker; pander

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

place to go; destination

1

boys and girls

4

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

2

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

evening meal

2

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

4

exhaust fumes

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

perfume; scent

1

restaurant

2

to leak out

2

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

smoke; fumes

5

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

comfortable; pleasant

2

nostalgia; homesickness

1

reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

outward appearance

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

pure heart; naivete; innocence

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

profoundly memorable

1

relationship; relation

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

9

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

5

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

13

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

12

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

3

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

18

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

2