jpdb beta

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

to drink up; to drain (cup)

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

4

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

Home Minister (pre-1947)

2

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

2

reading; perusing

1

letter; note

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

feel sick; feel unwell

1

big frame; large figure; huge body

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

fast asleep; dead to the world

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

1

fourth

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

2

many years

1

favour; favor; patronage

2

being upright and cleanhanded

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

coffin; casket

1

easily

2

conclusion; completion

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

6

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

2

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

darkness

1

clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled

2

Tatedashi

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe

1

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2