jpdb beta

to make a profit

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

2

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

2

dowager; widow

14

pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay

1

halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently

1

warming up (food) in a microwave

1

tuberculosis; TB

4

galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals

1

subject; national

2

cylinder

1

innumerable changes; infinite variety

1

one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke

1

shyness

1

greenish yellow

1

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

2

main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)

1

nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey

3

third time lucky; third time's the charm

1

Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

simple is best; less is more

1

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

5

8000; eight thousand; many

1

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

2

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

35

two classes; double; two sets

1

group; party; team; squad; section

1

giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice

1

unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job

2

repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation

1

shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

1

extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

1

numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent

1

to save one's face; to maintain one's status

1

the first

1

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

1

chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus

1

heroic

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

2

ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

1

laurels; garland

1

descriptive poetry; epic poem

1

saga

1

careful observation; close attention

3