jpdb beta

leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

4

criminal; culprit

6

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

2

upright; fair; honest

1

quality (of a product or a service)

1

to be popular

1

contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching

1

Sasaki

1

friendly

2

oh!; oh?; my!

2

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

1

in great numbers

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

4

to fall in love

1

auntie; older woman

2

(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

2

older sister and younger brother

2

(talking in a) half-joking manner

3

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength

1

to polish up; to shine up

1

pile; accumulation

2

glug-glug

1

mixed; mingled

6

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

to knock down; to topple

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

4

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

1

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

2

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

5

one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

1

direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

1

humid; sultry

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

4

noon; midday

1

to oversleep

1

sofa; couch

7

to get sleep; to sleep

4

heavy

1

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

3

sick person; patient; invalid

3

a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

3