jpdb beta

running the whole distance

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

3

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

8

client

2

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

4

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

1

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

14

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

2

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

4

hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

2

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

2

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

client; sender

1

just one person; only one

5

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

3

to spit

2

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

3

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

kettle; bald head

5

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

repair; mending

2

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

7

tall (of a person)

3

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

13

mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

16

fourth court rank

4

friendly

1

predecessor

1

game; contest; bout

16

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

4

highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability

3

to be misleading

1

fall; crash (of an aircraft)

5

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

5

22nd day of the month; 22 days

1

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

5

mood; atmosphere; mood

1

sale

1

nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer

2

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

Western confectionery

3

war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

4

tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)

2

miniature; miniature figure; miniature model

2

Jingle Bells

1

deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)

10

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

3

shameless; shameless person

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

4