jpdb beta

short break; breather

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

1

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

without

1

thank you very much

2

at a glance; by accident

1

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

1

gesture; charades (game)

1

had better do so

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

manometer; pressure gauge

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

safety valve

2

safety first (principle)

1

(railway) siding; service line; service wire

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

deep inside; innermost place

14

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

4

per mill; per mille; per mil

5

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

regulation cap; school cap

2

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

2

determination; conviction

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

2

acceleration; speeding up

9

approach run; run-up

1

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

1

loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop

4

earnestly; immediately; exactly

1

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1

radius

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

coastline; shoreline; coastal railway

1

state; country; nation

2

prestige; dignity

1

to make frantic efforts

1

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

1

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

1

omen

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

2

pump

4

to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency

1