jpdb beta

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

2

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

4

without

2

engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)

1

distribution of electricity

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

breast pocket

1

ball-point pen

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

12

ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

1

with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

lottery; tombola; drawing

1

consolation prize

1

quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

1

true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

2

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

5

prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

9

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

4

unnecessary; unneeded

4

partner; pal; accomplice

1

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

3

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

4

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

5

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

4

end; close; finish; termination

1

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

5

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

3

afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

4

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

dessert; desert

7

repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

1

well done; good job

3

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

OK; okay

6

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

4

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

2

gravesite; tomb

3

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

3

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

place of employment

1

these

2

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

1

settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

2

but; however; provided that

1

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

3