jpdb beta

shoe polish

2

to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully

1

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

even

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

walking; going on foot

1

rainy

3

original text

1

exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain

1

Greek (language)

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

3

to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

2

(female) nurse

1

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

1

successor

1

to pile up; to accumulate

6

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

(flower's) receptacle

1

battle cry

3

hoe

2

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

armory; armoury; arms factory; arsenal

8

to take off one's hat

1

fifth day of the month; five days

9

to pass; to go past

1

brain; brains; mind

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

militant; aggressive

1

rash act; reckless act

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

1

peat

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

7

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

2

desert

2

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

low rank; humble station; obscurity

2

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

1

circumstances; one's situation or lot in life

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

3

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

tornado; waterspout

2

air temperature

1

to grasp; to get

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

3