jpdb beta

switch

11

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

5

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

4

remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

storehouse; warehouse; godown

4

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

to look around; to survey

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

1

to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

4

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

18

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

9

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

centimeter; centimetre

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

4

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

13

log

9

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

13

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

16

help; rescue; assistant

6

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

4

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

35

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

if; in case; supposing

3

number one; first; best; most; game; round

13

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

3

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

31

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

trunk; torso; second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer

8

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

7

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

chopsticks

1

all; as much as possible

2

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

2

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

desperation; struggle to the death

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

14

both feet; both legs

2

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

6

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

6

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

14