jpdb beta

earplug (for protection against noise or water)

3

way; method; means; resource; course

4

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

3

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

2

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

4

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

1

to become; to amount to

5

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

freedom; liberty

5

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

3

role; part; duty

1

totally willing; fully motivated

1

in high spirits

2

had better do so

1

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

combination

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

3

middle of the night; dead of night

1

separate; respective

2

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

4

late at night

2

lullaby

1

switch

1

fist

2

battle; fight; combat

2

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

1

sometimes; often

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

to have the nerve to

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

deep breath

4

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

4

these guys; these fellows

3

splat!

1

distribution; allotment

1

engine

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

5

gear

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

2

being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)

1

application; request; petition

1

end; close; termination

3

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

2

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

feelings of guilt

1