jpdb beta

to keep (a person) waiting

4

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; (lit.) to have hair on one's heart

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

3

what on Earth is this?

1

symbol; code; sign; notation

1

highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style

1

union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

1

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

2

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

forked stick

1

conspiracy; collusion

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

2

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

1

feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

1

Tanemoto

1

drinking party; get-together

1

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation

2

to trample; to crush underfoot

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

operating gown; surgical suit

8

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)

1

manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

1

subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior

1

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

1

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry

1

joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

1

effect; result; worth; use; avail

1

jellyfish; medusa

1

sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains

1

thickly; stickily; viscously

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop

2

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

1

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

game; contest; bout

1

restorative; smelling salts

1

to work one's way up

1

protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

regular matches in an official tournament

1

old age

1