jpdb beta

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

3

blunder; bungle; gaffe

2

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

2

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

1

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

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

7

resolute; determined; bold

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

coincidence

2

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

cooked rice

2

beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

7

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

5

attendance

1

kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

2

bow; bowing

2

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

to well up; to burst; to arise

3

to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

2

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

melody; tune

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

this and that; one thing or another

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

passing (along the way)

3

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

4

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

4

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

second class

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

8

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

3

to jump upon (a moving object)

2

reading with pleasure

1

style of writing; manner of writing

1

house where the family is out

1

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

2

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

2

pulse; heartbeat

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

second class carriage

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

1

cushion

1

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

1