jpdb beta

hill road

2

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

5

water well

1

several steps

8

to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured

2

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

2

feel; touch

1

storage room; store room; lumber room

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

7

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

3

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

2

scree

3

wise person; sage

7

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

4

check mark; tick mark

2

office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

2

alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner

2

catalyst

2

miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug

1

hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

1

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

4

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

3

cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)

2

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

4

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

1

flight; desertion; escape

2

small cinema; arthouse cinema

25

planetarium

2

exceptional item; extraordinary product

1

gym; gymnasium

1

under construction

1

suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

1

physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker

3

overeating; gorging; guzzling

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

4

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

2

selfless devotion

1

influence; clout; leverage

2

two minutes

1

arriving first; first to arrive; moving first

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

3

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

2

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

6

to sidle up to

1

theater; theatre

7

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

12

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

4