jpdb beta

calculating; mercenary; closefisted

1

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

1

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

8

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

4

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

while; during (the time when)

8

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

2

native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality

1

to scent out; to detect

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

5

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

10

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

4

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

4

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

8

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

2

candle

4

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

5

remains; corpse; (dead) body

2

shaking; swaying

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

4

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

3

west wind

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

2

riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra

1

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

5

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

7

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

3

to count; to enumerate

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

5

lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill

4

box for holding papers or stationery

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

man's handwriting; kanji; Chinese characters

1

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

2

to wrap up

1

portable candlestick

1

handicraft

1

to blow out (a flame)

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

8

aunt

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

5