jpdb beta

bloodstream; blood flow

2

buff (color); buffing

2

one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)

1

influencing people by one's virtue

3

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

2

by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

2

high time; about time

2

appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

2

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

love nest

2

using one's arms as a pillow

9

nape (of the neck); nucha

5

eyelashes

1

(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants

2

unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous

1

earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

3

independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)

1

mineral water

1

silken tofu; soft tofu

1

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

8

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

23

number one

6

Saishonootoko

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

8

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

2

battle; game; bout

7

while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives

1

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

2

separate; scattered; apart

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

2

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

5

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

4

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

3

ouch!

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

2

edged tool; cutlery

7

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

3

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

3

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

2

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

4

to gush out

3

easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth

1

fatal accident; deadly accident

1

private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

4