jpdb beta

bookshelf; bookcase

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

4

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

swarthy; dark-skinned

1

sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of

2

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

written confirmation; confirmation document; confirmation note

2

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

quickly; smoothly

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

1

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

1

set; company; companions; fellows

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

(crime of) murder

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)

2

mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

1

group; mass

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

paper

5

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

1

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

1

reportage; report; reporting

2

beginning (of a century, etc.)

1

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

1

left; left field; left fielder

1

team of doctors

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

quotation; citation; reference

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

mechanical

1

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

big; large; great

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

very great; enormous; serious

1

quality of life; QOL

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

2