jpdb beta

time; labour; labor

2

effectively impossible

3

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

8

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

2

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

3

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

10

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

warning; advice

3

evasion; avoidance

5

to blow off; to be blown off

2

cooked rice; meal

6

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

8

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

12

dinner

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

4

high-school baseball

1

cheering group; cheering squad

1

if it's the case

6

please

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

3

localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

5

rather than (do ...)

2

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

lack of sleep

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe

3

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

with a momentary flash of light

7

totally automatic

1

washing machine (laundry)

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

4

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

4

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

6

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

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

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

7

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

4

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

3

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

3

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

7

transcendence; excellence; superiority

1

practice; practising; experience

2

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

13

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

3

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

2

more than usual

4