jpdb beta

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

second half; latter half

2

karoshi; death from overwork

3

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

3

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

3

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

7

principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

1

week

1

impatience

5

waiting room; duty room; standby room

1

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

2

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

after; later

1

oversight; omission

2

midnight; dead of night

1

obstinate; stubborn; inflexible

1

soft

1

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

2

lack of sleep

1

night watch; night guard; night shift

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

2

accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

2

to lie down (and rest)

1

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1

today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

3

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

4

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

1

blanket

1

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

large sword; long sword

1

Classification of swords

2

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

fake

1

kick

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

4

malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

listening respectfully

1

assailant; marauder

1

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

9

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2