jpdb beta

to cling

1

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

5

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

2

of all people

1

San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)

1

Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

1

zoo; zoological gardens

1

to sit for an examination

1

nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia

4

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

1

outer garden

1

police cell; place of detention; jail

1

to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

2

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home

1

amanuensis; scribe

1

(written) report or notification

2

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

notary public; scribe; amanuensis

1

one hour

2

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

3

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

rule; regulation

2

silk floss; silk wadding

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

5

Fumi

2

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

land; shore

3

brothel

4

handrail; railing; banister

1

fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.

1

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

1

(Western-style) umbrella

6

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

3

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1