jpdb beta

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

3

pinch hitter

1

had better ...; had better not ...

5

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

4

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

2

mucous membrane

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

evening meal

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

5

to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion

1

at times; occasionally

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

5

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

14

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

2

nagging; griping

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

to compete with; to vie for

1

to obtain; to procure

1

cooked rice

1

to change one's clothes

3

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

3

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

5

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

3

individual; private person; personal; private

2

Mukai

5

to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

2

first; first base; first baseman; fast

11

third (base, baseman, gear)

4

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

7

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

2

second; second base

4

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1