jpdb beta

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

10

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

6

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

5

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

5

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

3

public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

11

pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)

1

Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

1

Terejia

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

8

ballot; vote

6

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

2

binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

evening; night; dinner

4

to remain; to be left

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

plastic bag

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

vinyl

3

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

1

wandering

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

to look forward to something

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

disappointment; let-down

1

very; greatly; exceedingly

1

compared to

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

1

even

4

logical

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

1

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

3

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

prize for perfect attendance

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

skirt

11

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

2