jpdb beta

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to live in want

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

profit; returns

1

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

1

maximization; maximisation

1

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

2

next flight; next post; next mail

1

unable to wait

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

2

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

having said that; be that as it may

1

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

2

formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

2

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

to be saved up (of money)

1

pretending to know; claiming to have an answer

1

to dream (of)

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

end; close; finish; termination

1

splish-splash; with a splash

1

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

3

minority group (party); minority

2

drinking

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

1

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

front row

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

food shortage

2

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

1

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

3

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

be; is

3

all present; all concerned; all of us

5

one bow; one salute; one greeting

1

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

established practice; custom

1

head chef; master chef

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

2

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1