jpdb beta

rib; frame (of a ship)

3

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

3

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

so much; so; like that

3

we; us

4

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

3

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

yawn; yawning

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)

2

man; male; masculine gender

4

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

4

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

6

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

2

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

1

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

9

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

2

rising; ascending; climbing

3

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

4

very likely; very probable

3

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

5

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

11

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

5

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

4

next morning

6

normal duties; (one's) regular work

1

last night; yesterday evening

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

pressure; force

3

medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose

3

full

1

worthless; pointless; useless

1

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

3

a hard time; pains

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

4

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

2

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

attempted suicide

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3