jpdb beta

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

4

dark-brown miso paste

2

direct

1

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

2

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

3

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

2

direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

1

ladle; (hen's) egg

1

marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony

1

shower

12

off-flavor; odd taste

1

obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)

4

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

4

cheerleading competition; cheering contest

16

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

3

washroom; bathroom

3

barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

2

to be (doing)

2

right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently

1

naked body; naked sword

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

climate

1

give-and-take; give and take

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse

3

anxiety; worry; fear

3

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

1

connection; link; relationship

1

grave (pit)

1

integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor

2

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

3

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

5

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

4

seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

2

dice; die

4

to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

1

surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

1

race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon

1

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

3

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

2

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

cholera

1

assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)

1

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

4

concern; interest

1

person willing to take on a role; willing candidate

1

disk-shaped

1

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look

1