jpdb beta

representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

13

tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary

3

slightly shrewd

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; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

2

falling asleep immediately; going out like a light

2

keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

20

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

gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower

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

child 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.

8

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1

to talk the night away; to talk all night

1

muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha

1

counterattack; 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

things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

4

exclamation point; exclamation mark

1

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

2

one plate (of food); one dish; one helping

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, ice cream, 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.

21

wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

1

face-to-face

1

cooking

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

3