jpdb beta

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

2

management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

each person; everybody

18

clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

18

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

5

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

to cancel; to call off

2

world

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

4

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

1

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

4

accommodation; lodging

2

balancing on a ball

1

unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

godparent; namer; first person to give something its name

1

(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut

2

conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control

1

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

3

feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

5

painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell

2

search party

4

to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

1

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

2

to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch

2

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

2

dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

1

actually; really

1

having no idea; having no clue

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

huh?; what's up?

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

4

to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)

4

swelling; bulge; puff

5

tossing and turning while asleep

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

1

(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2