jpdb beta

to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

1

manly; masculine; like a man

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

6

something new (of poor quality)

1

but; however; provided that

1

treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

2

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

2

to be common

4

cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering

1

bare skin; naked skin

1

hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

3

with a thud

2

threat; menace

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

1

a push; another effort; one more effort

1

viewing; view; viewpoint

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

2

look; glance; glimpse; one stone

1

seeming very

1

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

2

to cut at; to slash at

1

viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost

1

self-protection

1

to begin talking; to open up

2

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

2

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

4

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

2

to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong

1

beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

guard; sentinel; garrison

4

indescribable; having no way to express

2

cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

1

water's edge; beach; foreshore

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

2