jpdb beta

means; method

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

3

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

soot

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

daytime; position of the Sun

2

lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation

2

woodpecker

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

3

place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house

2

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

6

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

(Japanese) bantam

2

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

1

to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open

1

muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute

3

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

3

yurt

2

at a glance; by accident

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

favor; favour; affection

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

3

murder; murderer

3

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

1

out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda

1

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

2

inside; interior; inner part

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

1

comb

2

8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

2

rather than (do ...)

2

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

this area; around here

1

forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains

1

evening; dusk

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part

2

second step; hesitation

1

finally; barely; only just; gradually

2

door; doorway

7

to make sure; to make doubly sure

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

5

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

4

well-matched; suitable; becoming

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

1