jpdb beta

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

2

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

3

to become inverted; to become reversed

5

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

2

after dinner

4

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

6

picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

1

cease-fire agreement

3

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly

1

lax; lenient; slow

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

2

nonresistance

8

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

3

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

fork; forkball

5

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

to eat too much; to overeat

1

end; edge; tip

4

stealthily; secretly; in secret

4

one day; (on) a certain day

3

terrorist

1

scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine

3

eating between meals; snacking

2

rice ball

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

4

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

2

nearest; closest

1

emergency hospital

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

2

company; corporation; workplace

4

guard; security (officer); guardsman

2

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

2

neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence

1

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

2

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

3

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

4

bye; see you later

1

to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

2

cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

2

after a short pause

2

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

2

to sit on a seat

4

despite appearances

3

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2