jpdb beta

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

formal marriage interview

3

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

Buddhist memorial service

2

impudent; shameless; brazen

1

battle

1

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

1

study abroad destination

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

2

voting; poll

1

successful candidate

1

negotiation

1

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

harmony; reconciliation

2

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

to remove; to eliminate

1

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

having the qualities of a leader

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

2

chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong

1

to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries

1

to book a seat; to take a seat

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

chlorine (Cl)

1

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

2

five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)

18

Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

1

to half-rise to one's feet

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

with a half-opened eye

1

(measuring) ruler

1

members; member; constituent

3

antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene

4

circular; circulating letter

1

known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

1

mood

1

song; ballad

1

chicken; chicken game; chicken race

2

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

2

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

2