jpdb beta

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

9

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

acceptance

1

flickering; blinking

5

threat; intimidation; menace

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

10

eight; 8

17

north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

2

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

good news

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

Tokyo

10

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

4

aim

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

building; structure

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

few in number

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

3

summer

2

easy; simple; light

4

friend; companion

5

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

2

scene; spectacle; sight; view

14

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

south side

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

3

as; because; with; due to

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

4

pain; agony; bitterness

11

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

9

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

4

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

stamina; tenacity

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

8

Sendagaya

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

2

capital city; metropolis

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

7

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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