jpdb beta

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

tip of tongue

1

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

to push back

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

2

bit (mouthpiece)

4

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

lowly person; person with a humble salary; insignificant person

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

2

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

3

big talk; braggadocio

3

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

1

height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing

2

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

5

retirement

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

8

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

3

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

9

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

5

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

10

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

2

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

4

base (of operations)

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

3

fodder

9

Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian

1

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

2

annoying; noisy; strict

3

pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

1

bivouac

1

night attack

1

torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

impudent; cheeky

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

4

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

1

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

18

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

4

to dry

6

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

desperation

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

2