jpdb beta

decision; judgment; resolution

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

best photograph; best shot

1

reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move

1

to be able to manage somehow or other

7

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)

1

rustling of clothes

3

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

7

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

16

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

3

old friend; old pal

2

person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

1

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

1

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

9

lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

2

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

2

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

2

penalty; sentence; punishment

9

wait a sec; hold up

2

opposite direction

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

5

to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back

6

returned goods; returning purchased goods

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

2

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

to drop one's shoulders

5

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

4

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

1

long visit; overstaying

2

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into

6

several day period

2

collision; clashing

2

going to and fro; back and forth

1

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

6

chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit

1

memo pad

2

what on Earth is this?

2

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

2

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

8

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

4

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

9

trace; vestige; evidence

1

garbage-filled house

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

5