jpdb beta

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

3

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

2

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

2

choosing between two things; two choices

3

multiple choice (e.g. question)

1

possibility of participation; participation possibility

1

to whistle

1

you; I; me; oneself

3

be; is

2

template; run of the mill; formulaic

4

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

5

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

3

to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something

1

tweeting (of a bird); chirping; noisily (talking)

1

hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair

21

short hair

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

1

throat; important part; vital area

1

bitch; broad

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

2

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

past (times); bygone; olden; former

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

saiga (Saiga tatarica); saiga antelope

20

north gate

2

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart

6

riding separately

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

3

lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

4

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

starting point; origin

1

east side; east bank

1

diversion; distraction; feint

4

to be of no importance

1

to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

2

Landi; Lundy; Randi

4

Myrna

2

parents and siblings; one's relatives

1

friend; acquaintance

2

overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)

1

snail's pace; slow progress

2

small bottle

2

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

1

to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)

1