jpdb beta

change of course (ship); steering in a different direction

1

production; manufacture

2

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

no!; no no!; no, not at all

4

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

preparation; arrangements

2

way; method; means; resource; course

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

6

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

bull pen

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

batter's box

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

3

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

1

batter

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

4

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

5

warming up; warm-up

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

professional

3

down payment; contract money

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

who?

2

to have the nerve to

3

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

to covet; to lust for

1

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

6

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

3

half

3

venison; deer meat

6

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

3

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

1

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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