jpdb beta

facing east

1

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

vista; distant view

25

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

25

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

5

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

56

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

stone (used for throwing)

8

to pass on an order; to pass the word

4

minute adjustment; fine tuning

4

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

9

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

9

clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action

2

potential energy

2

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

5

braking (mechanism)

8

on-board ship; inboard

36

surface of the earth; ground surface

13

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

55

to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned

1

air brake

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

8

crew member

2

skill; dexterity; master hand

4

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

4

in person; personally; (do) oneself

5

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

12

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

3

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

8

fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)

2

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

1

gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look

1

useful thing; usable article

2

cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

5

high spirits; gleeful mood

1

balloon; blimp

1

airship; blimp

2

law; rule

3

less than ...; smaller ...

2

veil

3

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

5

to be photographed; to be projected

1

I told you so

1

opposite side; opposition

5

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

1

great physical power; animal strength

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

12