jpdb beta

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

2

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

log cabin; blockhouse

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

3

coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

6

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

15

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

8

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork

3

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

to burn; to get fired up

2

flame; blaze

5

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

4

-ish; -like

1

dark brown; olive brown

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

1

yellow; amber

1

soy sauce; shoyu

6

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

4

dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

9

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

2

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

1

very much; really; extremely

4

unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very

2

100 yen

4

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1