jpdb beta

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

2

scenery; scene; landscape

2

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

1

there is nothing

3

accurate; correct; precise; exact

6

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

15; fifteen

1

cylindrical

1

to tower over the surroundings

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

2

outer wall

6

door; gate; opening; title page

3

joint; seam; joining point

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

2

water tank

1

hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)

1

bottom; sole

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

the preceding visitor

1

a person of high morals; a Taoist

2

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

6

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

5

long spear; pike

1

only once

2

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

1

festival

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

3

many times

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

304

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

to recover; to be healed

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

2

case; situation

3

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

4

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

escaped prisoner

5

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

3