jpdb beta

to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err

1

to send or direct a person to

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

3

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

2

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

failure; mistake; blunder

3

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to shrug one's shoulders

1

faltering; hesitation

2

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

3

past tense

1

parting; farewell

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

2

windpipe

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

tusk; fang

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

3

high grade; special grade; classy

1

armed struggle

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

3

to catch

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

2

(romantic) love

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

sign; signal; cue

1

demise

1

arithmetic

1

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

4

to hand over; to surrender

1

to transcribe; to copy

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

pencil

1