jpdb beta

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

2

to throw away; to abandon

2

wooden floor

3

in low spirits; dejected; sad

4

lucky omen; happy; auspicious

11

first calligraphy of the year

1

to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

1

carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training

2

to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)

1

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

4

one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements

3

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

6

to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

2

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

7

large-flowered

1

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

4

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

2

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

5

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

3

right side; right-hand side

2

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

2

style of penmanship

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

7

wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling

1

work; business; company; study

5

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

5

to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

3

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

2

free from worldly or worthless thoughts

2

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

6

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

9

head

1

hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)

2

daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

2

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

3

best; greatest; first

7

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

8

Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

21

finish; completion; the end

2