jpdb beta

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

3

for one thing ...

2

also called

2

(process of) elimination

1

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

5

clothes; outfit; uniform

2

to concern; to be related

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

6

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

military service; combat experience

2

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

adjustment; coordination; regulation

1

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

1

unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

2

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

1

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

1

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

2

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

2

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

1

intention; aim; design

3

skin and bones

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

2

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

2

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

3

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

personality-wise; by nature; characteristic

2

consideration; taking into account

2

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

4

second place

2

third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

3

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

fourth court rank

5

fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages

3

sharing; share (on social media); market share

1

ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

3

inevitable; necessary

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

5