jpdb beta

sport; sports

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

5

low dining table; tea table

6

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

2

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

3

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

4

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

3

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

11

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

4

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

characteristic; feature; special quality

1

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

5

(on one's) mind; heed

1

trust

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

3

technique; art; skill; move

3

next day

2

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

note (letter) left behind; will

2

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

16

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

7

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

4

to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

2

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

to return; to come back

8

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

to etch into one's mind; to remember well

2

revenge

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh

3

altogether; entirely

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

3

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

2

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

4