jpdb beta

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

5

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

3

money

2

match (for lighting a fire)

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

2

week

1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

3

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

Tenrikyo (Shinto sect)

2

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

1

hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

age eighty; one's eighties

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

seasonal word (in haiku)

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back

1

drum

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

to doze (off)

1

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

prayer; supplication

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to

1

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

1

(very) beginning; start

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

7

out of stock; sold out

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

please look at it

1

to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request

1

most numerous

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

Saionji

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1

to say; to be called; to do

1