jpdb beta

switch

2

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

pipe; tube

1

trial; test

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

frown; scowl; grimace

1

fine wrinkles; crow's feet

1

cause; origin; source

1

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

every evening; night after night

3

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

panic

1

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

1

right angle; perpendicular

1

bank; coast; shore

1

impatience

1

quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

2

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

5

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to raise overhead

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

fine play

1

beyond that point; after that

1

to be erected; to be built

4

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

shop; small store; business; firm

1

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

2

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

transcendence; excellence; superiority

1

technique; finesse

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

special make; deluxe

1

grilled fish

2

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

thank you

5

to feel oneself indebted to

1