jpdb beta

ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

5

boatman; ferryman

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

3

left; left hand side

1

Gifu (city, prefecture)

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

bus tour guide

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

2

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

4

dodgeball

1

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

4

cost of repairs

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

1

size

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

5

goddess; female deity

1

cheek

2

diving

2

to survive

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

cause; origin; source

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

4

timing

5

only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces

2

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

chance; opportunity

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

3

precisely because

1

sour; acid

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

queen; female champion

2

one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life

2

maid

1

I see; that's right; indeed

4

horse's length

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

second; number two; runner-up

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