jpdb beta

earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period

4

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

10

primitive times

1

work of art

1

sole of foot

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

1

latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

1

Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)

1

Mexico

1

Jalisc (Mexico)

1

archeological excavation (archaeological)

1

artless but attractive in a quaint sense

1

selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

1

brand new

1

soldier; sailor

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

7

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

1

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

2

poisoning; addiction

3

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

6

corpse; remains

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

police sergeant

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

27

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

5

seventh day of the month; seven days

4

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

6

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

3

influenza; flu

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

3

seeming very

2

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

3

to be scared

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

7

to continue writing

1

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

bristle

1

growing thickly; growing densely

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

4

severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp

1

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

6

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

5