jpdb beta

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

3

a step; short distance; short time

1

ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia

1

drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

1

a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

violence; murder; crime

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

... all over again (repeating the same failure)

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

1

to meet; to greet

1

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

to giggle

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

4

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

shooting gallery

2

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

chewing gum; gum; rubber

1

getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

1

kiss

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

3

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

2

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

2

drinking party; get-together

1

president (of a society); chairman

3

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

1

organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

2

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

1

shop; store

1

executive committee

2

refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar

1

things; everything

1

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

1

banana

1

sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1