jpdb beta

learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience

2

obstruction; hindrance

1

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

4

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

2

stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code

3

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

2

oratory; eloquence

1

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

2

punishment; penalty

4

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

suspension from school

2

barn; road; bang; bam

1

presence; sitting with; being with

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted

1

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

1

to be late; to be unpunctual

1

pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

2

by your leave; with your permission

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

even if nothing else; more than anything else

1

uniform; standard

1

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

2

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

2

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

to spend money

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

3

electric utility expense

2

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

2

by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year

2

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

2

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

2

circumstances

1

train fare

1

end-of-year

2