jpdb beta

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

3

university student; college student

1

salesman; businessman

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

7

Tokyo

5

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

promotion (school, military, etc.)

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

2

opening ceremony (of the school term)

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

8

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

transfer student; student changing schools

2

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

first name; given name

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

camera

1

(photographic) subject

1

to be on the right track; to be close enough

1

the very thing; itself

3

same meaning; synonymy

1

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

but; however; provided that

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

6

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

58

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

2

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

5

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

2

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

2

sincere; earnest; serious

1

what

2

pure heart; naivete; innocence

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

competent; suitable; qualified

1

mist; haze

3

to telephone; to make a phone call

1