jpdb beta

report; information

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

to be (doing)

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

1

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

no, not like that (but like this)

1

review; rehearsal

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

future (usually near); prospects

1

this much; this amount

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

1

minor business

1

this morning

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

heave-ho!; heave!

8

slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

1

three; 3

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

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

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

1

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

4

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

(Western) playing cards

1

outdoors; outside

1

"kick the can" game

1

sidelocks; hair at the temples

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

be; is

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1