jpdb beta

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

3

lathe

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

women and children; woman; grown woman; wife

1

mobilization of labor services (e.g. in wartime)

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

4

machine tools

9

precision instrument or machine

1

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

production; manufacture

1

made in Japan; Japanese-made

2

-made; make

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

2

you could say that

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

1

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

2

go (board game)

32

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

leisure time; idle moment

1

hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

1

to play shogi

1

go (board game)

2

after lunch

1

nap; siesta

1

department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

6

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

shade; shadow

1

each (school) subject

1

shogi; Japanese chess

7

to play (a game of) go

7

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

4

Tsukino

11

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

2

naval port; naval station

1

garrison; military base

1

a considerable number; a fair number

3

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1