jpdb beta

one knee

5

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

2

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

18

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

3

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

4

jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

2

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

3

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

3

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

4

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

14

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

7

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

11

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

6

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

2

too much; excessive; too

1

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

2

without; unless; have to do

3

greatly; very much; thanks a lot

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

6

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

4

to be hot on a person's heels

6

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

17

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

2

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

3

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

4

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

79

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

indicates question

5

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

3

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

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

1

traditional style of Japanese residential architecture

1

tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

2

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

4

forehead; brow

4