jpdb beta

deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

1

to lose sight of; to miss

3

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

land; shore

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

2

whale (Cetacea spp.)

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

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

3

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

1

thread; yarn; string

7

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

roast beef

1

octopus

2

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

2

supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

1

half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

2

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

6

spinel

7

fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence

1

eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

sun; saint; San (people); son

2

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

5

moon

4

antiquity; the previous era

4

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

1

worries; cares; troubles

1

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

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

3

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

1

over-all length; span

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2

explosion; rupture; break off

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

2