jpdb beta

string instrument; stringed instrument

1

waterside; waterfront

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

to recall; to remember

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

machine parts; machinery; equipment

5

rich person

1

tempo

1

opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

2

every week

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

4

Saturday

5

suspicious; doubtful

1

the third

2

morning; a.m.

1

public (institution)

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

Saturday

1

time one returns home

1

karaoke

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

1

running as fast as one can

1

strap (to hang onto)

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

perfect; complete; flawless

4

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

1

imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

shopping; purchased goods

2

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

3

if; in case

2

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

tongue twister

1

universe; cosmos; space

2

word; language; speech

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

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