jpdb beta

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

8

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

moving about; stirring about

1

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

step; pace; stride

2

best in the world

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

3

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

one's way; one's path

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

2

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

pedestal

1

surprise attack

3

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

4

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

ladies and gentlemen

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

1

foolish; stupid; silly

3

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

attendant male servant

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

1

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

good luck; fortune

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

crab

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

humming; crooning

1

advance; moving forward; progress

4

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

7

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

3

short distance

5

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1