jpdb beta

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

3

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

(points of) difference

1

point in common; common feature

1

reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

cartoon-character costume

1

nine; 9

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

1

oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

2

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

2

prize winner; pennant winner; victor

1

solution; way out

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

standing signboard; billboard; hoarding

1

on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding

4

advertising jingle; song used in a commercial

2

great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

2

mis-match

1

young person

3

pair; the two; both persons; both things

2

dining together; mess

2

to do together

1

(play or film) cast list

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

in all directions

1

at the meeting; on the occasion

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

2

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

2

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

1

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

reminiscent talk

1

a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

1