jpdb beta

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

3

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

3

seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

1

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

2

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

3

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

lead pipe

1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

2

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

4

to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

1

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

2

short sword; small sword

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

6

trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange

2

fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing

1

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

7

cemetery; graveyard

1

small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

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

1

bamboo fence (hedge)

1

drum

4

silent; still; quiet; hushed

1

new book; new publication

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

4

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

2

job hunting; job searching

1

every direction

1

cross-examination; retort; asking in return

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

to listen again; to ask again

2

rainy

7

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

that day; the very same day

11

unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control

2

which; what (way)

2

chat over tea

1

to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1