jpdb beta

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

2

horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart

1

undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child

1

to raise (one's voice)

1

to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

3

kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

while; during; performed in this condition

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

forced compliance; coercion; compulsion

1

intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of

1

to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)

1

exceedingly; very

2

in a row; in a line

1

edifice; monumental architecture; huge building

2

polish; improvement; burnishing

1

signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause

1

the press; (in the) newspapers

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

9

excellent calligraphy; calligraphy

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

3

police; police officer; police station

2

detective agency

1

to know thoroughly

1

licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate

1

inside; interior; inner part

3

raining; downpour

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up

1

tomorrow; near future

3

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

pistol

3

anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic

2

poison

3

silk

2

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

3

civilized nation; civilised nation

1

capital city; metropolis

1

city

3

high; noble; refined; advanced

2

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

4

completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight

1

police officer; policeman; constable

6

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

2