jpdb beta

reinforcement; strengthening

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

12

to grasp tightly

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

2

trial and error

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

2

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

establishment; settlement

1

hundreds

2

many thousands

2

idea

1

polish; refinement

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

4

rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

step by step; by degrees

1

Milton

4

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

6

launching pad

10

(in) one's own way

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

3

quenching; hardening; tempering

3

test firing

14

proving ground; test site

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

production line

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

2

project

1

firearms; guns

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

2

war; battle; match; game; competition

4

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

5

increasing in size

1

manufacture; production

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

light weight

2

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

1