jpdb beta

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

1

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

2

rustic; country-style

1

unmanned train station

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

3

mountain road; mountain trail

1

ten minutes

2

thatched roof

1

old Japanese-style house

3

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

2

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

resort hotel

8

to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

1

World Trade Center; WTC; twin towers

2

tall building; high-rise building

1

connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

1

building

2

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

2

shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin

5

in the mountains; among the mountains

2

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

to be deceived by a fox

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

6

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

revolving door

1

lobby; lounge

6

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

9

Asakusa

1

Kaminarimon

1

bright red; bright

1

square (block) style of printed typeface

1

Maneki

10

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

4

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

3

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

2

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

5

check-in

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

16

dress code

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

1

taking the initiative

3

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

7

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

low table; table with very short legs

1