jpdb beta

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

5

forced; compulsory

1

high-ranking; senior

1

personal attendant; valet; maid

1

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

6

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

2

so and so; such and such

1

to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy

2

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

2

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

3

had better do so

1

correction; revision; amendment

16

again (and again); once again; yet again

3

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

6

serious injury

9

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

19

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

7

rest; quiet; repose

8

condition; state (of health); appearance

17

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

11

(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

1

to make a speech; to address

2

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

15

average age

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

8

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

5

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

3

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

3

to gaze back at

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

6

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

5

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

4

to seize; to grab; to collar

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

3

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

4

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

4

to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

2

to smell; to sense

2

to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

7

storage shed

10

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

7

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

dark (deep) green

43

to be greenish; to be tinged green

2