jpdb beta

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

mother; wife

6

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

8

unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

3

army corps; corps

3

proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude

29

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

fireworks

27

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

30

d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.

29

counter for colours

26

shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

24

once upon a time; a long time ago

1

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

3

military commander

1

tusk; fang

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

4

paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)

2

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

6

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball

2

travelling (basketball rule); traveling

2

step; stride; counter for steps

2

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to raise overhead

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

1

exploding

1

ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy

1

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

2

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

2

Schwa

2

to be reliable

1

roadside; wayside

1

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

2

practice; practising; experience

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1