jpdb beta

abrupt; sudden

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

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

3

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

2

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

2

crossbow

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

arrow; wedge; chock

2

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

3

growing late; latening

1

your body; your health; yourself; you

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

3

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

3

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

means; is; as for

3

hey there; I say; see here

2

ah; oh; hey!

5

to sell at a high price

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

7

only; merely; but; no more than

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

four people

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

3

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

3

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

aha!; yes sir

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

4

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

8

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

4

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

2