jpdb beta

comfort

1

food

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

5

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

10

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

8

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

1

to be helpful; to be useful

5

something (or other)

4

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

street at night; making a night journey

2

crusty; flaky; dried out

1

surely; certainly

13

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

2

illumination; lighting

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

Christmas

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

5

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

12

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

4

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

3

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

3

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

1

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

3

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

15

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

5

church; congregation

7

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

2

if it is the case that ...

2

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

10

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

7

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

5