jpdb beta

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

possibly; maybe; perhaps

3

to add to one's experience; to become skillful

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

gang; gangster

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

2

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

3

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

the second time

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

9

bamboo blind

1

pocket

3

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

4

nature; character

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

6

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

3

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

6

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

armpit; axilla

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

2

cold sweat

2

drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

3

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

3

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

dot; point; polka dots; pixel

1

loud laughter

1

to sit down; to take a seat

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

3

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

2

exaggeration

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard

1