jpdb beta

masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

4

shawl

1

hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills

19

Audrey; Audley; Awdry

18

limit

10

my husband; one's family; family member

1

prediction; estimation

19

same distance; equal distance

1

medical prescription; medical practitioners' receipt for health insurance claim

3

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1

high and low; rise and fall

1

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

4

miso soup

2

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

2

no-man's-land

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

2

taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)

1

small scale

1

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

repair; improvement

3

exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

12

king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)

2

performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu

3

allied armies

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

1

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

shameless; brazen and unscrupulous

1

reply; answer

2

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

excuse; pretext

3

two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring

2

panda

3

patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser

1

having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant

1

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

3

what day; how many days

6

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

1

skimming (a book, etc.)

1

itchy

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

2

work-in-progress; working state

1

close quarters combat; CQC

1

chief; main; principal; important

4

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

1