jpdb beta

competitor; rival

1

every person; each one; everybody

3

well

2

one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

1

the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

1

appointment

3

where?; anywhere

1

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

5

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

sparks

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

1

right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

2

independent; responsible; active; subjective

1

to suspect

1

dilemma

1

Shibuya Center Street (famous shopping arcade in Tokyo)

1

street light; streetlamp

1

home area; home town; local

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

village

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

4

water system; river system; drainage system

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

subterranean drain; culvert; conduit

1

Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

1

Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)

1

ditch with running water; drainage channel

1

sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

1

stream; brook; creek

1

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

2

emphasis-adding particle

2

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1

bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

3

guest

1

beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

bloodstain

4

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

2

coffee

2

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

1

outside broadcasting van; OB van; mobile unit; outdoor broadcasting van

1

van; truck; delivery van

1