jpdb beta

for example; for instance; e.g.

6

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

8

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

8

to change the position of

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

shoji (paper sliding door)

6

height (of body); stature

8

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

4

this

7

trace

4

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

3

yesterday

7

to recall; to remember

3

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

42

absolute

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

4

theory

1

world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

1

conclusion

2

if it's the case

9

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

most; best

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

3

international phone call

1

number; series of digits

2

as we know

1

making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions

1

Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

3

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

1

already; too late

8

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

to blame; to find fault with

1

mother

17

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

exceedingly; very

4

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

-years-old

15

one-year-old

3

completely; not at all

3

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

3