jpdb beta

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

2

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

octopus

24

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

well, I must admit ...

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to trickle down

1

full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous

1

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

1

Shinjuku Station

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

5

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

1

level ground; plain; flatland

1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

smoking

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

chain; chains

2

cone; corn

4

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

3

watching while standing (e.g. a play)

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

3

tent

5

plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin

1

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

1

good morning

1

to stand by; to be on standby

1

crowd of people

1

good news

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

2

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

2

inch

1

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

1

what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

3

having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder

1

to take time

1