jpdb beta

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

to increase; to multiply

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

brought up on an island

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

double booking

1

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

the whole school

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

2

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

1

seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days

1

that day; the very same day

4

Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

magistrate; shogunate administrator

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling

2

business; trade; operations; sales

2

Tokushima (city, prefecture)

1

short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole

1

harbour; harbor; port

1

departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail; outgoing ship; ship leaving port

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

return; welcome home

4

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass

1

we; us

5

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

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

4

scandal; deplorable event

1

protest; objection

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

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

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

accommodation; lodging

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

timing

3