jpdb beta

to summon courage; to be brave

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

winter

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

ticket

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

1

very strange; odd; queer

4

back of head

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

2

winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

1

to answer a question

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

(on the) street

1

today; this day

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

state government

1

great success; huge success

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

in the hospital; hospitalized

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

to express; to show

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

1

next year

3

high official

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

1

arrest; roundup

1

lately; recently; these days

1

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

quarrel; dispute

1

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

1