jpdb beta

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

rear garden; back yard

4

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

impression

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

large-scale

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

3

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

to collide; to clash

2

audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

older brother

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

leather

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

practice; practising; training; study

8

ah; oh; hey!

7

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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.)

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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.)

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

3

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

2

when it becomes; when it comes to

4

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

3

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

4