jpdb beta

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

13

writing implement; writing tool

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

9

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

1

price; cost

1

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

2

height (of body); stature

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

5

horizontal; level; even

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

12

tall (of a person)

2

how many; how old

1

next year

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

8

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

(one's parents') home

1

patient

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

grandchild

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

17

to be found; to be discovered

10

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

6

corridor; hallway; passageway

12

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

3

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

5

usual state of things

1

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

2

immediate reply

13

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

4

entire world; whole world; world stage

1

king

1

breast; chest

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

6

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

speech; expression; wording; language

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

4

ability; faculty

1

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

1

payment

1

agriculture

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

4

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2

a few hours

2

stationery

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1