jpdb beta

to check; to compare

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2

how long; how far; how much

1

walking; going on foot

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

armor; armour

3

portion for two people

1

design; idea; conception; plan

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

Skoda

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

small hill; low hill; hillock

2

northeast

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

8

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

intentional; on purpose

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

victim (esp. someone killed); casualty

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

1

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

the sound of waves

2

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

2

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

2

intermittent

1

luckily

1

reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

flight; flying; aviation

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

1

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

1

claw; talon

1

wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face

1

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

2