jpdb beta

to keep (a person) waiting

1

Tōhokuhonsen

1

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

3

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

2

principal occupation; core business

2

connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

2

(on the) aisle; aisle seat

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

8

shortest

1

transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

emergency exit light; guide light

1

most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

(Western) playing cards

8

to kill time

2

(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental

2

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

2

low speed; slow speed

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

3

cold wind

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

3

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

3

a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from

2

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

7

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

5

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

1

to join hands (with)

3

rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

1

windy; windswept; blowy

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

slow; lagging; tardy

1

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

1

platoon commander; section commander

1

with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal

1

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

in the snow

2

march; marching

2

ill-omened; unlucky

1

slap (in the face)

1

violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

6

to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on

3

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

storm; windstorm; gale

12

hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

1

sea breeze

1