jpdb beta

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

lonely

1

Nippori Station

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

counter for temples

4

temple (Buddhist)

1

main temple building; nave

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

6

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

3

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

the whole audience

2

the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

3

every week

1

twice

6

second

2

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

2

every time; each round

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

5

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

4

seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days

1

sudden death

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syllogism

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

5

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

3

motto; slogan; catchword

1

motto

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

selling in quantity

1

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

3

to estimate

1

unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

7

(sudden) evening shower (rain)

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

3

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

4

if I (we, etc.) could

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

4

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

3