jpdb beta

blowgun; blowpipe; dart

4

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

4

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

7

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise

2

wreath; garland

1

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

2

body of a horse

1

photochemical smog

1

Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad

1

negative thinking; pessimism

1

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

2

extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering

2

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

free food; free meal

1

priceless

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

executive committee

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

8

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

3

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

4

native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings

2

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

6

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

8

to stick to

2

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

6

backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

2

Ouch!

1

to lead someone around by the nose

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

11

waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)

2

human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)

1

early rising

2

bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

7

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

in a big way

1

special feature article

2

feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

5

inhabiting; living

2

several weeks; a few weeks

7

number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

3

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

3

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

3

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

5

zoo; zoological gardens

2

to compare

2

Africa

2