jpdb beta

cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers

1

to select; to choose

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

4

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

1

straw

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

these guys; these fellows

9

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

2

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

next; then; after that

1

muffled voice

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

3

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

2

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

1

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

1

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

2

whereabout; about where; how much

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

5

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

7

half day

3

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

5

to keep running

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

second day of the month; two days

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

2

steam locomotive

1

railroad; railway; rail transport

3

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1