jpdb beta

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

5

orders; instructions; directive; command

1

call; visit

1

high official

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

3

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

4

superintendence; supervision; administration

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

possession; dependency; territory; dominion

1

carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

1

to breathe out; to exhale

1

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

1

to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

1

illumination; lighting

2

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

2

It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)

3

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

to have the memory of having done something oneself

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

fin (e.g. of a fish)

1

dorsal fin

1

to exaggerate

1

capable of anything; liable to do

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

each; every; all

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

incomplete set of books; odd volume

1

prayer; supplication

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

intelligence or information network

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

altogether; entirely

2

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

decision; determination; resolution

3

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1