jpdb beta

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

all-rounder

1

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

1

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

opening ceremony

3

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

2

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

7

all; everyone; everybody

1

stage; performance

4

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

5

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

3

to leak; to run out

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

5

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

4

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

2

shut up!; be quiet!

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

you; I; me; oneself

4

orange (fruit, colour)

3

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

3

poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

2

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

1

to pour on

1

surely; certainly

3

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

3

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1