jpdb beta

foundation; basis

7

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

first day; opening day

3

eight beat

5

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

four-beat

4

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

6

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

both arms

1

to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

4

16; sixteen

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

15

fixtures; furnishings; equipment

1

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

electron; electronic

20

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

3

does not

2

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1

paddy field; farm

9

residence; housing; residential building

1

foreign country

1

neighbouring house; neighboring house

2

gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

garage (at house)

60

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

third floor

1

to build; to construct

1

right side; right-hand side

1

faltering; hesitation

1

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

4

dust; one ten-billionth

5

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

3

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

superior; better

1

outside the house

1

switch

1

warm colour; warm color

1