jpdb beta

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

order from above

1

expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

2

strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)

2

miscalculation

1

four sides; all sides

1

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

1

change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)

1

wink

2

toss

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

1

good job

1

upper left

1

stapler

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

11

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

1

undiscovered; not found; unexplored

1

repechage; revival series

3

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

to be infected; to be contagious

1

absentee

46

normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

2

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

absentee ballot; absentee voting

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

(computer) format

1

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

1

optimistic; hopeful

3

how

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

laughingstock

1

to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

short pause; short interval

3

teaspoon

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

2

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

complete prohibition

1

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

1

valid vote

2

bamboo ladle

1