jpdb beta

night photography

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

zoo; zoological gardens

1

head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

location

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji

1

cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

3

whatever

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

this (current) year

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

3

film award

2

acquisition; possession

1

conviction; belief; confidence

2

by (means of); with

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

we

1

cooperation; collaboration

2

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

5

expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

5

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

existence; being

2

while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

1

we

32

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

3

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

6

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

3

clock; watch; timepiece

1

to translate; to interpret

2

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

2

acting; performance

1

money-making; earning money

3

(on the) verge of death

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

be; is

1