jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

to stick; to affix

1

difficult to speak about

4

to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

if it is not ...; if it does not ...

1

burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

1

cooking; food preparation

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

2

small; little; tiny

2

hacking to pieces

2

no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

1

finely chopped (cooking)

1

low voice; whisper

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

2

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

kanji; Chinese character

3

Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

loose-leaf

1

kanji dictionary; Chinese character dictionary

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

report; paper; reportage

1

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

university student; college student

1

(one's parents') home

1

library

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

4

how many times; how often

1

fashion magazine

2

clothing and accessories; attire

2

to look forward to

1

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

2

magazine; journal; periodical

2

expenses; disbursements

1

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

attendance (at school); going to school

1

first step

1

borrowing without returning

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1