jpdb beta

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

7

right side; right-hand side

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

2

depth; length

1

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

5

light blue; pale blue

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

8

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

11

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

2

to be erected; to be built

4

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

1

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

6

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

5

prison uniform

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

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

3

both sides

1

crucifixion

2

execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

1

both sides

4

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

2

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

2

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

the tip of an edged instrument; sharp words; vicious character

2

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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indigo blue

3

reproachful; hateful; bitter

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

2

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

6

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

4

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

8

January; first month of the lunar calendar

2

February; second month of the lunar calendar

1

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1

microphone

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

7

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

1

jurisdiction; control

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

7