jpdb beta

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

5

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

1

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

2

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

main temple gate; temple

2

main temple building; nave

1

front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

4

to take off one's clothes; to undress

2

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

district; section; sector

4

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

1

upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood

1

middle class; bourgeoisie

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

residence; housing; residential building

2

(social) class; rank; grade

4

the former

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

gravesite; tomb

2

the latter

3

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death

1

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

4

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

4

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

tile

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

4

nasal voice

4

unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

6

drop (e.g. of water); drip

2

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

3

to trickle down

1

pouring water; flooding; douche

1

drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

2

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

1

estate; plot of land

1