jpdb beta

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

2

impossible

12

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

2

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

7

childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)

8

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

14

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

2

to be lacking in options; to be too few

6

eye-witness; witness

20

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

4

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

11

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

1

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

14

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

4

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

9

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

5

blow; hit; stroke

3

crash into; clash

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

the n-th

20

classical form of martial art

1

to finish writing

3

the exact opposite

5

to have (something) innate; to be born with

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

does not seem (to be)

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

3

slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)

2

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

2

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

3

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

4

or; either ... or ...

3

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

11

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

2

second son

2

brackets; parentheses

2

as soon as; right after

4

second son

4

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

one by one; one each; one at a time

2