jpdb beta

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

first half

2

suddenly; with a jerk

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

14

small scale

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

10

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

2

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

8

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

acting; performance

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

to run through; to run past

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

be; is

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

3

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

3

Chira; Czira

2

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

in proportion to; according to; depending on

1

piled up high; in a heap

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

4

the front

4

to go up the stairs

1

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

2

to have an interest (in)

4

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

to return; to come back

8

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

6

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

shout; yell; scream

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

2

freckles; buckwheat chaff

2