jpdb beta

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

shyness

2

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

worry; agony

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

3

possible; likely; probable

2

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

2

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

4

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

payment

1

close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately

1

meeting place

1

Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

1

examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

1

sun

3

weather forecast; weather report

1

chance of precipitation; chance of rain

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

1

weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

1

holiday; day off

1

to kill time

1

to hang on the wall

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

noon; midday

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

vertical; perpendicular

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

fireworks

51

end; conclusion

1

to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

4

to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest

1

day before yesterday

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)

1

subscription; contribution

1

to discuss; to talk together

5

to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

4

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

final; eventual; ultimate

3