jpdb beta

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

just one person; only one

1

peace; harmony

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

3

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

throbbing with pain

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

not covered (by); not subject (to)

2

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

2

barrage of questions

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

1

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

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

1

Watanuki

2

Saturday

4

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

2

charm; amulet

1

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

2

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

falling over; toppling sideways

2

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

2

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

2

personality; style; appearance

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

to hide oneself

3

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

1

slowly and quietly; smoothly

2

blunt weapon

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

to watch steadily; to stare

1

boastful speech; bragging

1

to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

4

tie; necktie

2

to retighten

1