jpdb beta

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

serious; not joking; straight

1

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

importance; gravity

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

success rate

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

2

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

long hair (usu. of a man)

10

earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

1

to differ; to vary; to disagree

1

band; belt

2

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

3

first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

well; now; then

1

cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

1

committee member

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

1

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

to get a late start

1

nature; property; disposition

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

1

to swarm; to gather

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

3

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

to express (in words); to confess

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2