jpdb beta

being startled; getting a shock

4

reality; actuality; hard fact

8

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

8

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

3

(divine) revelation; divine oracle

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

3

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

2

upper limit; supremum

1

lower limit; infimum

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

4

centre of attention; center of attention

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

8

one's physical safety; personal security

1

warship

1

star map; star chart

1

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

ridiculous; odd

20

cult

2

group; mass

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

locked room; secret room

2

enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education

2

seminar

2

karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines

6

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

3

final; eventual; ultimate

3

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

3

several days later

7

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

1

to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

3

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

1

resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

accomplishment; execution

4

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

4

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

2

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

5

stalk; stem

1

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

3

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

thank you; thanks

4

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

8

to complain; to make a complaint

4