jpdb beta

precious; valuable

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

33

fishing tackle; fishing gear

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

match (to light fire with)

9

one's pocket

2

side of well

1

depths of the earth

18

pipe; tube

4

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

9

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

3

to burn; to get fired up

3

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

multi-

1

small amount of water

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

to blow out (a flame)

2

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

2

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

3

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

7

circumstances

1

stranger; person from another place

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

3

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious

1

even so; anyhow; at any rate

1

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

to be at a loss

1

boatman; ferryman

4

to take (all of) into consideration

1

and; as well as

1

foreigner; alien; stranger

2

last line of a poem; finally

2

cause of death

1

to go around

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

6

exploration; expedition

1

various articles

2

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

1

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

1