jpdb beta

lighting

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

3

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

4

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

11

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

16

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

3

rushing around; running wild

1

textbook; manual

1

vague; unclear; elusive; hazy

1

uproar; disturbance

4

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

3

laughing matter

1

the end

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

8

to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

3

daytime; midday

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

4

woman; lady; adult female

3

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

2

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

5

princes; lords

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

3

petty official

1

grimace; sullen face

2

consolatory look; comforting look

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

4

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

15

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

decision; judgment; resolution

6

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

6

to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue

2

few days

3

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

47

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

10

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

5

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

5

ahead; before; ago

15

address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

4

huh?; what's up?

34

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

11