jpdb beta

step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

1

logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

1

sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

wink

1

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

2

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

2

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

acquaintance

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

men's language; male language

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1

slender; slim

2

to sit up

3

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

thread; yarn; string

3

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

spontaneous; voluntary

5

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

1

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)

1

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

2

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

4

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

legend; folklore; tradition

1

Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

6

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

4

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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these guys; these fellows

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

at the time; in those days; then

2

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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