jpdb beta

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

knob; doorknob

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

5

I see; that's right; indeed

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

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

3

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

(not) even once; (not) ever

3

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

to act as an intermediary

2

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

3

story; tale; talk; discussion

4

ghost story

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

5

sleeping car; sleeper

4

mystery; wonder

15

residence; mansion

1

week

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

2

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

3

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

jewel; precious stone; gem

3

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

1

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

2

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

5

branch manager; manager of a branch office

2

associate; junior; assistant; runner-up

2

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

3

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

good gracious; oh my

1

outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally

1