jpdb beta

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

to make an apology

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

endangered species

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

to like; to prefer

1

how long; how far; how much

4

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

that kind; competition; match

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

hardware store or dealer

1

fry pan; frying pan

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

2

borrowing

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

sea basses; groupers

1

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

2

teleportation

1

reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge

1

to pitch forward; to fall forward

1

just above; right overhead

4

overwhelming

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)

2

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

2

perception; sensation; awareness

2

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

altruism

1

self defense group; self defence group; self-protection

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

2

vigilance committee; vigilante corps

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)

1

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

meeting place

1

totteringly; trudgingly

1