jpdb beta

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

maybe; could be; might

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

in a row; in a line

1

duster

1

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

easy to make; easy to do

1

table-wiping cloth

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize

1

educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip

1

leading; guiding; commanding

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

barrage of questions

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

inspection; examination; survey

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

3

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

2

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

2

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

lecture

1

number; amount

3

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

to select; to pick out

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

4

short play; skit

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

splash; plop

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

3

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

2

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

3

juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

water vessel

1

research project (e.g. at school); independent research

4

to parboil; to scald

2

to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

1