jpdb beta

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

9

number one; first; best; most; game; round

16

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

4

so far as

5

age; years (old)

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

5

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

6

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

41

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

44

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

14

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

3

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

8

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

3

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

2

monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

1

notice; notification; memorandum; circular

2

passbook; bankbook

2

main temple building

19

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

3

diagonal

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

5

heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron

2

sedge hat and straw rain cape

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

7

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

straw raincoat

1

to grasp tightly

1

instructor; (fencing) teacher; model

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

10

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

11

maturity; ripeness

5

to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

1

(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

study; pursuit of knowledge

9

one drop (of fluid)

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

41

to sidle up to

2

take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you

1

prostration

7

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

4