jpdb beta

way of solving (a problem); solution

1

granted that; even if; even though

1

cough; ahem

1

daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares

2

homecoming; return to one's home

3

west side; west bank

4

to launch a surprise attack

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

4

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

temperature difference

1

heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)

2

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

1

fireside; hearth; by the fire; robata; dining style centered on a charcoal grill

2

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

4

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

2

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow

3

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

2

to weaken

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

5

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

3

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

the (dusty) world; earthly affairs; the madding crowd (of society); daily troubles of life

1

to take a load off

1

equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace

1

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

1

enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

2

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

4

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

2

intimate; close

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

3

warmonger; warmaker

1

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

1

un-; non-

1

nesting hole; burrow; den

1

accumulation; accumulate; store

5

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

1

sly

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

3

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

few in number

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

2

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

2