jpdb beta

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

glory; splendour; honour

1

two; 2

2

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

2

unexpected result; upset; surprise

1

overall victory; championship

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

5

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

5

three people

2

elder sister

3

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

3

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

7

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

3

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

2

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

2

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

congratulations

1

first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

1

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

sea; ocean; waters

3

resort

1

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

7

having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

2

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

2

hotel voucher; accommodation voucher

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

invitation

2

swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

3

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

5

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

3

normally; habitually

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

2