jpdb beta

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong

1

nonresistance

1

boiling point

1

to repeat; to be frequent

2

to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)

1

tens of thousands of years

1

doughnut; donut

1

musical instrument

1

card game

1

memory; sense; experience

1

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

spiral staircase

2

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

1

Yggdrasil; The World Tree

19

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

1

showy; ostentatious

1

Internet

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

11

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

iron pot; kettle

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

flower tea

1

calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification

1

detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

1

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

1

the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

3

pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.

1

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

2

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

1

crucial; key; most important; main (point)

2

late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

2

leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

5

second person

1

to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole

1

window frame; sash

2