jpdb beta

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

6

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

5

thank you

2

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

4

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

3

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

4

the very thing; itself

2

to lose sight of; to miss

1

marrow; pith; centre; center; bottom of one's heart

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

2

helicopter

1

advance; moving forward; progress

1

gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

5

integration; integral

1

how long; how much; to what extent

3

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

thought; consideration; thinking

12

shogi; Japanese chess

1

imagination; supposition; guess

11

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

4

desperately; for one's dear life

1

to act; to take action

2

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

contradiction; inconsistency

2

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

classical; classic

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

4

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

3

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

12

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

3

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

2

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

4

to hide; to conceal

24

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

6

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

1

laundry; the washing

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

before long; even now

5

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

4

weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

3

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

symposium

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

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