jpdb beta

pair; two kinds; two ways

2

rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off

2

white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

2

Gozaemon

1

(a) row; line

1

head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section

1

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

carrying

1

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

1

fist

1

sixth day of the month; six days

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

2

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

wise; clever; smart

1

belatedly; tardily

1

70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)

2

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

2

while ill

1

relative; relation; kin

4

it may be because

1

all night long; all through the night

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

serious illness; dangerous disease

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

to be able to conceal

2

had better ...; had better not ...

1

retreat; retirement; depression (hole)

1

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

to be bad for health; to affect one's health

2

recovery; undoing; recall

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

warm heart; kindliness

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

stepchild

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

3

large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

1

simple, easy, and convenient

2

ideal; ideals

1

hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation

1

honorary position

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

2

snow thaw; thawing

2

to write down

1