jpdb beta

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

3

had better ...; had better not ...

6

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

2

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

5

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

to write a novel

2

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

3

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

1

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

3

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

2

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

goodness; excellence; virtue

2

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

consommé

2

plastic bag

5

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

2

salty taste; saltiness

1

big; large; great

2

potato chips; potato crisps

3

parabola

1

moment to quit; way to quit

1

to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

5

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

2

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

4

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating

1

latest style

1

brand new

1

home delivery box; delivery box

1

big corporation; major firm; leading company

1

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

1

management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position

1

golden retriever

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

3

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

4

odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

1

to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

keen; acute; heartfelt

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2