jpdb beta

to sniff; to smell

1

pitfall; trap; pit

4

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

2

to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant

1

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

5

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

1

freedom; liberty

3

but; however; provided that

3

to keep secret; to conceal

1

if it is (the case that ...)

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

4

impossible

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

urgent report; urgent message

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

1

hatchet; adze; adz

4

jute bag

2

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

6

red ocher (ochre)

1

counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face

1

powdered medicine; powder

6

straight line; beeline

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

4

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

to draw a line

1

two (long cylindrical things)

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

1

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

8

to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square

1

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

4

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

2

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

9

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

5

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

6

axe; ax; hatchet

1

to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

2

like this; in this way; as you see

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2