jpdb beta

light brown; tawny

1

shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog

8

affectation; pretension

1

ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal

1

confinement

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

sutra chanting

2

program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

3

systematic; regular; routine

1

breathing; respiration

1

four (long cylindrical things)

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

1

restlessly; in continuous motion

1

university student; college student

3

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

1

these guys; these fellows

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch

1

to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

that; the matter in question

3

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

running; tank top

1

wise; clever; smart

1

20 years old

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding

1

sportsman

1

person bringing their dog along (for something); person walking their dog

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

3

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

day before yesterday

1

difficult

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

medical science; medicine

1

to excel; to surpass

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1