jpdb beta

to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue; to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say

1

to look forward to

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

lake

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

1

chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)

1

to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

1

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

as always; as usual

1

wishful thinking

3

to keep silent

1

Hamamatsuchō

12

Takeshiba

2

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

3

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

2

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

1

pier; wharf; quay; dock

32

sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

6

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

proposed site; site chosen

1

Shibaura

9

Shinagawa

23

Tennouzu

13

aisle

13

coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime

6

both; (not) either

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

night view; night skyline; nightscape

1

to reclaim; to fill up

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

aiming too high

1

Coast Guard

1

idle talk; chit-chat; gossip

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

1

control

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

a little bit; a little while

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1

to pinch; to nip

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

stark naked; completely naked; nude

3

white horse; unrefined sake

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

3

fairy tale

1