jpdb beta

cocktail glass

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

2

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

the scruff or nape of the neck

2

to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

liquid

3

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

member; the membership

1

pleasantly smiling

1

younger sister

4

confusion; mixing; merger

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

5

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

reply; answer; response

2

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

1

newspaper

9

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

6

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

editor-in-chief

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

Ivey

11

eye

1

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

1

and then; and so; and; so then

4

curtsy; curtsey

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

4

hastily made; improvised preparation

1

what

5

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

5

way of talking; speaking style

1

expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

3

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

4

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

to begin talking; to open up

1