jpdb beta

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

18

multitude

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

14

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

26

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

so much; so; like that

22

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

7

truth; real situation

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

1

general; popular; common; typical

3

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

7

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

5

(turned out) all right in the end

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

4

to pray; to wish

5

to answer; to reply

7

just before

2

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

14

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

12

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

17

end; conclusion

2

audience; spectator; spectators

7

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

9

high-school baseball

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

team

1

ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

1

to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

5

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

7

rematch; replay; make-up game

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

4

literally; to the letter; literal

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

10

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

7

such ... as; or some such

6

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

13

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2