jpdb beta

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

3

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

3

mad dog

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

to blow through; to blow across

3

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

2

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

1

shed; barn; outhouse

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

matter of time; question of time

2

to be found; to be discovered

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

to have an interest (in)

2

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

4

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

4

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

cooperation; collaboration

4

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

6

mere; simple; sheer

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

2

sphere; circle; range; category

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

2

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

4

go home; get out

7

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

9

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

dust; one ten-billionth

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

5

hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

7

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

dispute; resistance

1

even though; despite; when

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

in addition to this

1

erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac

1

simple; easy

2