jpdb beta

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

2

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

2

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

3

high voltage; high tension

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

2

creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare

9

sound of a motor

1

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)

1

general classification; broad categorization

1

pair; two kinds; two ways

1

fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch

1

(machine's) service life

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

light-emitting diode; LED

1

light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder

2

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

3

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

3

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

2

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

6

humidity

3

scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun

1

high humidity

1

sultry weather; slightly overcast, windless, hot and muggy weather

2

evening; evening hour

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

4

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

2

rain cloud

1

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

2

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

7

awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

2

example; an instance

1

compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs

1

individual; one by one; separate; each

2