jpdb beta

thrift; economy; frugality

3

while at a distance; indirectly; casually

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

2

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

one drop (of fluid)

3

mother and child

3

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

way of working; discharge of duty

1

to wear out

1

straw

1

manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

one's parents' home

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

5

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

3

trees and stones; unfeeling person

1

I; me; you; manservant

1

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

8

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

4

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

timid; fainthearted

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

jealous person

1

knife; pointed carver

2

jealousy

9

safety; security

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

2

ninety; 90

2

grandmother

1

long talk

1

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

3

out of character; unlike one

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

3

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

both sides

2