jpdb beta

to pass (examination)

4

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

3

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

1

rival; competition

2

appearing together; co-acting; co-starring

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

public hearing; trial

2

meal; dinner; diet

3

to finish; to graduate

2

short course; training

2

late shift; second shift; afternoon shift

1

each; respectively

3

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

4

schedule; program; programme; itinerary

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

there is nothing

5

reference book

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

4

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

end-of-year

1

special radio or television programme; television special

1

compilation; editing; recording

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

5

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

7

breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

4

family which supports a temple; parishioner

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

2

smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

1

temple (Buddhist)

2

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

calling someone directly (by telephone); phone number

1

outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

1

condition; state (of health); appearance

2

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1

patient

2