jpdb beta

plenary session; general meeting; plenum

3

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

1

shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

2

to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

3

to check; to stop; to keep back

2

propulsive power; driving force

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

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

1

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

1

physical phenomenon

1

to collide; to clash

1

devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

1

trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder

1

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

4

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

6

in order; in turn; one by one

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

detailed; minute

1

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

abruptly hanging up the phone while the other person is still talking

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

most numerous

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

2

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

1

a certain ...

1

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

1

building (physical structure) of a kindergarten, preschool, etc.

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out

1

slaughter; massacre

3

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

smooth sailing

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

2

messenger

1

reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

key person; important person

1

miscalculation

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

patronage; protection

1

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

1

to look down on; to make light of

1