jpdb beta

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

huge; gigantic; enormous

22

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

2

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

3

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

page; nth page; page ...

9

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

to be at a loss for words

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

6

medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)

1

as one had hoped; as one wishes

1

you; dear; honey

6

(not) one

2

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

ten years; decade

1

now; nowadays

5

at that time; in those days

7

decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

1

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

2

ornament; decoration

3

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

4

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

5

acquisition; possession

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

whereabouts

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

1

to beat to death; to club to death; to kill

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

despair; hopelessness

4

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

in accordance with; according to

2

largest class; top category

2

tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

6

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

meaning; called; said

3

inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

9

shriek; scream

2

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1