jpdb beta

changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons

1

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

1

jokingly; in the form of a joke

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

2

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle

1

scratch; scratch mark

1

one after another; in succession

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

drawing; painting; doodling; sketching

4

inkwell

2

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

hair's breadth

5

what; what?; hey!

3

oops; uh oh; drats

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

to smile (at someone)

6

grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

1

grains of sand

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

1

cardio-pulmonary function

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

going to the hospital for regular treatment

1

peak; peek

1

drawing water

1

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

5

to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed

1

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

3

drinking water; potable water

1

tea drinking

1

watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can

1

spout

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping

2

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

4

to make matters worse

1

interview

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

locking

1

older employee who does not have much actual work

10

to dance

3

to learn the ropes; to get the knack

1

to soil one's clothes

3