jpdb beta

determination; decision

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

13

hard (life); tough (world)

3

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

2

in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

2

not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless

2

falling asleep immediately; going out like a light

2

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

8

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

13

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

short course; training

1

square; rectangular

14

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

20

destructive; devastating

7

don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised

4

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

9

to strip and leave clothes lying around

1

writing desk

1

reading partway; leaving half-read

1

combination television and video-recorder (or DVD)

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

10

flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)

1

to talk the night away; to talk all night

1

counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique

1

adult man

2

game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system

3

family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child

1

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

4

exclamation point; exclamation mark

1

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

2

plate; dish (of food)

2

malnutrition

1

Armageddon

1

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

2

boiled egg

1

within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal

5

miso soup

7

honey

2

thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)

1

blending of Japanese and Western styles

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

22

wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

1

face-to-face

1

cooking

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

3

discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune

1