jpdb beta

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

straight line

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

9

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

2

someone (something) not to be trifled with

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

young person

3

gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors

1

they; them

3

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

6

younger sister

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

1

auntie; older woman

6

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

smiling face; smile

3

Earth; the globe

4

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

5

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

3

afternoon; p.m.

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

6

jest; joke; funny story

2

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

3

serious; not joking; straight

1

all; everything

1

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

4

the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

have a good day; take care; see you

1

aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

4

peace; harmony

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

8

(means of) raising money

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

3

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

4

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

reason; right

1