jpdb beta

plate; dish

1

to ring; to clang

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

hindrance; intrusion

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

please be careful; please take care

1

departure; leaving; starting; standing

1

strap (to hang onto)

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

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

1

water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens

2

lecturer

1

to say; to be called; to do

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

6

study; diligence; discount; reduction

7

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

Japanese-style room

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

1

pre-era; BC; BCE

1

origin; appearance of auspicious omen

2

East Asia

2

two (long cylindrical things)

2

pair; couple

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

one hand

1

depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

2

tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

2

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

1

pen

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

furthermore; even more

5

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)

1

ago; since; before; previous

7

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

2

evolution; progress

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

mobile; moveable

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1