jpdb beta

abandoned building; derelict building

3

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

next

1

sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

1

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

1

to settle down

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

uncertain; indefinite

1

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

2

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference

4

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

1

rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife

2

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

1

showy; ostentatious

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

2

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

antagonism

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

from where

1

to get one's head around; to think about

2

priority level; degree of relative priority

1

(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

3

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)

1

to settle (a problem)

1

according to plan; as planned

2

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

2