jpdb beta

fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe

1

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

2

whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)

1

exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

1

to have (something) innate; to be born with

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

1

past tense

1

(on) the same day

1

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

1

the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

2

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

1

chronic

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. at a restaurant, pachinko parlour)

4

favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun

1

manager; executive

1

pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

1

next seat; adjacent seat

1

receiving; acceptance; reception; admission

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

2

Amami

1

24 hours; twenty-four hours

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

main island of Okinawa

4

seasickness

5

weather

1

turbulence; severe quake

1

deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)

7

Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)

1

satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste

1

second class

7

stateroom; cabin

13

(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle

2

Titanic; Titanic (1997 film)

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

6

local color; local colour

1

(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

1

one's mood while traveling (travelling)

2

family vacation; family trip

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

optimistic

3

luxury cruise ship; luxury liner

2

to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

2

clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

2