jpdb beta

dark (color); concentrated; thick

1

stark naked; nude

1

(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz

1

to pour on

3

abdomen

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

3

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)

1

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

3

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

calling card

2

however

5

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

2

to compare with the eye

3

light makeup

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

2

standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

1

plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi

1

coral

4

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

2

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

3

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

1

a tip

1

gratuity; tip

2

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

inkstone

5

pen and paper; writing

1

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

3

season; weather

15

borrowing

2

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

5

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

10

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

iron nail; metal nail; scrawl; scrawled writing

4

to write off

1

to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

retainer; attendant; escort

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

4

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

popular person

2

disappointment; despair

1

content of a letter

1

a secret

1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1