jpdb beta

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

3

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

11

to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

9

alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)

3

root vegetable

2

to surge; to well up; to gush out

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

5

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

4

articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

3

sweet voice; seductive voice

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

2

(smile) broadly

3

to smile (at someone)

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

24

money; metal

4

decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

1

clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

3

eyeliner

1

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)

1

false eyelashes

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

3

gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score

1

gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

1

pond

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

3

inhabiting; living

1

race (of people); type of person

1

sitting down; sitting up; sit!

2

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

2

hey there; I say; see here

3

unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

4

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

4

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

3

various reasons

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

3

hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

7

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

8

belly; abdomen; stomach

7

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

3

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

8

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

1

nothing but; except; no more than

2