jpdb beta

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

(social) position; status

1

dullard; indecisive person

2

to bear; to endure

4

to be silent; to say nothing

14

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

3

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

5

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

8

wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on

2

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

2

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

3

waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi

1

having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

1

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

1

stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

3

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

3

unable to resist; unable to suppress

2

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

2

shin; shank; lower leg

2

silkworm gut; catgut

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

4

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

7

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

1

shade of tree; bower

6

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

5

Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree

1

Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

3

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

3

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

13

emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence

2

diagonal; oblique; brace

2

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

pedestrian traffic

3

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

other side; opposite side; other party

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

3

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

2

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

6

mere; only; just; slight

1