jpdb beta

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

5

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

3

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

5

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

3

just as I thought; as expected; that's why

2

joy

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

3

moonset; moondown

4

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness

1

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

3

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

4

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

3

just law; proper method; the true teachings of Buddha; Period of the True Law

2

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

2

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

2

early-morning attack

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

4

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

to anticipate; to foresee

2

ambush; interception; counter-attack

3

weather; astronomical phenomena

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

adviser; advisor; consultant

2

Confucianist

1

ten o'clock

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

3

time; hour; moment

2

six minutes

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

midnight; 12am

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1

to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn

3

to ring; to clang

3

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

1

array; muster; line-up; full force

1

night sky

1

rain cloud

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

2

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)

1

heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

1

attack; charge; raid

2