jpdb beta

to gather

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

advantage or disadvantage

1

to keep balance

2

projection; protrusion

1

averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance

2

pitfall; trap; pit

1

compared to

2

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

variety show (e.g. on TV)

4

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

OK; okay

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

swimming

2

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

5

heavily; profoundly

1

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

sharing; division; draw; tie

2

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

1

escort

3

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

freestyle (e.g. swimming event)

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

3

holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

2

selection; screening

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

4

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

5

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

left wing

1

nevertheless; still; however; yet

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

literature

1

sport; sports

1

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

1

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

1

professional

1

advanced amateur (esp. in photography)

1

unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

1