jpdb beta

cheek

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

tottering steps; drunken staggering

1

barhopping; pub crawl

1

second place

1

highball; whisky and soda

1

soft drink; refreshing drink

1

slightly heavy; a little heavy

1

cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink

1

fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce

2

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

1

protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring

1

taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet

1

red wine

1

sociality

1

living in a group; communal living; community life

1

Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

a long time ago

1

processing speed

1

large family

1

(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

1

cartoon characters; anime characters

1

waist; girth; measurement around waist

1

dressed in a kimono

1

home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

1

new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)

1

municipal office; council; city hall

1

multi-storey car park; parking structure; parking deck; parking garage; parkade

1

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

1

city meeting hall; civic hall; community center

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

4

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

1

marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball

1

candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

2

Halo (Beyoncé song)

4

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

enlightenment; instruction

1

turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing

1

preschool child

1

My Number Card; identity number card; individual number card

1

voting age

1

results of a scientific investigation; findings

1

point of view

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

legal circles

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

1

to leave as it is; to defer

1

reduction; cut

3

making obligatory; making compulsory

1