jpdb beta

an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

1

fixed; obvious; commonplace

1

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

to pursue

1

final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal

1

round shape; circle; circular form

2

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

diameter

2

thirty; 30

1

whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)

1

third stage; three stages

1

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

diameter

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

2

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

1

to go up the stairs

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

to add to; to insert

1

creation; Creation (by God)

1

useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

1

reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

1

miscalculation

1

great man; hero; master mind

2

head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

1

both persons

1

death in battle; death on the battlefield

1

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

first generation; founder

2

descendant; posterity; offspring

2

hereditary system; hereditary succession

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

1

the late; the deceased

1

shelter

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

3