jpdb beta

user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

fourth-year student

4

age 10

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

1

just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late

1

Santa Claus

2

half and half; fifty-fifty

2

Doraemon (manga series)

1

border line

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

2

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

4

slow-footed

1

to be slow-footed

2

athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

6

foot race

3

first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

3

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

4

thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

1

slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid

1

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

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

to be dead; to be lifeless

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

4

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

cancellation

3

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

development; growth

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

long-distance race

1

marathon; long-distance race

1

just a little

2

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

2

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

1

compelling; using duress

2

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

informal; unofficial

1

run; race

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

1