jpdb beta

hero

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

9

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

4

problem child

1

to bear; to endure

1

Kawasaki (city)

16

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

2

race

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

2

idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

Tokyo and Chiba

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)

3

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

2

driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

geography

1

Chiba (city, prefecture)

17

noted product; local specialty

1

two

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

4

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut

2

study group; study meeting

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

3

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

6

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

1

summer term (e.g. school); summer period

2

short course; training

2

materials; data; document

1

collecting; assembling

1

unexpected; surprising

8

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

4

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

3

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

2

scholarship

3

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

scrap

1