jpdb beta

plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi

1

vinegar

2

staple food

4

hard-baked; hard

1

slice

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

2

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

2

darkness

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master

1

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

1

to lend; to loan

1

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

lending and borrowing

3

water resources

2

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

1

rent; rental

1

low price

1

high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling

1

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

1

apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection

1

previous remarks

2

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise

1

tiny; little; wee

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

prime minister; premier; chancellor

8

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

1

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

3

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

three-year-old; triplets

1

yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow

1

Hanna; Hannah

8

Pio

3

quotation; citation; reference

1

Hanmura

1