jpdb beta

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

76

beyond one's means or position

4

noise; sound

1

going back to sleep; sleeping in

1

sleep

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

3

superb view; picturesque scenery

8

brick

2

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

1

1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

1

immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen

1

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

3

attaching paramount weight (to); placing utmost priority (on); regarding as the most important

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

3

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

feeble complaint; whine

3

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

6

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

3

in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

9

second; number two; runner-up

2

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

2

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

to be reflected in a mirror

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

darkness

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

5

for use by children; for children

1

peace talks; peace negotiations

1

frequent customer; good customer; client

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

5

daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life

1

explanation; vindication

2

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

4

economic war

2

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

2

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

2

outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking

2

to buy

2

seafood

1

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

mother bird

1

chicken meat

2

competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

1

(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

1

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1