jpdb beta

thoughtlessness; indiscretion

4

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

4

undershorts

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

2

measuring; measurement

2

to finish writing

1

blackboard chalk

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

4

fluke; chance; unexpected event; lucky shot (e.g. in billiards)

2

person in charge; official; attendant

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

1

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

shot put

2

literally; to the letter; literal

1

cannonball; shot (in the shot put)

2

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

5

to return to normal; to recover; to restore

4

how long; how far; how much

5

to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

2

a throw; a fall

2

patience; endurance

1

each; individual

4

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

9

to escape; to run away

2

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

2

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

5

while; during (the time when)

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

2

sunny place; in the sun

6

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

luckily; happily

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

stale; hackneyed; cliched

2

always; constantly

3

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

2

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

2

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1