jpdb beta

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

2

get away from me!

1

hair (of the head)

5

kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

4

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

back off!; leave me alone!

1

knee strike; kneeing

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

9

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

2

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

6

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

7

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

2

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

6

Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

chink in the armor (armour)

1

to shake off

1

outside light

1

useless person; worthless person; farting; farter

1

parting; farewell

3

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

4

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

3

horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)

4

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

2

trademark

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

edifice; temple; hall

1

producer (film, TV, etc.)

5

telephone call; telephone (device)

2

television station

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

dance

2

show

7

cartoon-character costume

3

phantom

4

bogey (golf); bogie

3

to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

2

(it won't be possible) on such short notice

1

drinking and eating too much

1