jpdb beta

day before yesterday

2

win; victory

2

to win after tough bidding

1

enemy side

2

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

1

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

1

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

4

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

4

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

8

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

2

we

7

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

self-protection

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

crime; offence; offense

4

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

means; method

1

sex offender

2

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

2

means; way; measure

4

like that; that way

1

to move around

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

to be identified

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

1

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

1

to choose; to select

1

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

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

3