jpdb beta

man among men; manly man; alpha male

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

rolling up one's sleeves

1

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

2

pitch black

2

Chinese-style fried rice

2

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

2

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

waiting impatiently for

1

scooping

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

5

to overeat

1

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

3

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

indirection; indirectness

2

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

3

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

1

manufacture; production

2

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

2

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

to understand from experience

3

style; form; pattern

2

full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

3

minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)

1

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

1

safety zone; traffic island

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

4

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

5

weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

2

to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

2

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

persistence; fortitude; indomitability

6

wicked; evil

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

3

poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison

1

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

12

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

6

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

3

groggy

5

three years

7

summer vacation; summer holiday

3

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

4

(one's parents') home

4