jpdb beta

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

2

peak; peek

2

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

moderate

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

5

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

10

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

6

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

at least

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

10

how; in what way; by what means

2

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

commerce; trade; business

2

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

9

karoshi; death from overwork

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

reverberation; echo

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

4

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

road approaching a shrine

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

4

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

15

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

regulation cap; school cap

2

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

19

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1