jpdb beta

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

within; inside of; less than

1

to answer; to reply

4

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

6

order; command; directions; instructions

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

2

fish

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

4

penalty; sentence; punishment

1

first class plus; extra special

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

2

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

8

chink in the armor (armour)

1

valley

2

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

to burn; to get fired up

2

sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful

1

north entrance; north exit

1

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

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

5

now that; since; so long as; because

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

4

just before

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

complicity

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

with these words; while saying

1

arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

4

one-way traffic

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

3

depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

1