jpdb beta

speaker

1

scientist

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

semi-transparent; translucent

1

glass; pane

1

one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

1

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

that sort of; like that

1

chance (of success); odds

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

sunlight filtering through trees

1

illumination; lighting

2

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

at a loss for words; stumped for words

3

straight line; beeline

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

to beat time; to mark time

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

separate; scattered; apart

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

mild

1

latent; potential

1

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

3

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

4

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

2

you could say that; that might be so

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

1

unceasing; never-ending; endless

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

2

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

1

the second time

2

air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

1

without

2