jpdb beta

tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky

1

antique clock; old clock

1

short hand; hour hand

1

long hand; minute hand

1

slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older

4

surface of a board or record

1

corner kick (soccer)

2

spring

4

dust; one ten-billionth

6

overhaul; taking apart and cleaning

1

to leave open

5

to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of

1

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

3

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

2

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

2

reading (e.g. by a scanner)

1

kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character

1

on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

1

homophone; homonym

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

2

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

cold district; northern district

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

4

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

5

bright; intelligent

2

wicked thought; wicked mind

3

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

3

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

8

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

3

suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

1

lock

1

first thing in the morning

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

2

deep inside; innermost place

4

statue; picture; picture revealing character

2

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

13

is there anything else?

3

engineer; technician

6

being very busy; busyness

1

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

1

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

3

partly open; in half bloom

1