jpdb beta

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

1

flavorful; flavorsome

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

2

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

creamy (in flavor or texture)

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

4

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

2

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

3

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

telephone made from two cans and a piece of string

1

tongue twister

1

hush money

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

6

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)

1

reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

1

early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

written application

1

to cultivate; to foster

2

conditioned reflex

3

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

goodness; good

1

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

2

pleasant; charming

2

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

sleep

1

to fall asleep

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

4

(it won't be possible) on such short notice

1

to anticipate; to foresee

4

appearance; outward show

1

cooking ability

1

soft voice

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

asphalt

1

speck; fleck

2

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

to thunder

1

(sudden) evening shower (rain)

3

windy; windswept; blowy

2

mass

1