jpdb beta

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

2

sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

4

development; exploitation

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

3

(one's) self; oneself

13

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

2

technique; art; skill; move

10

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

5

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

6

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

3

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

2

(body) weight

7

both feet; both legs

4

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

2

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

3

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

7

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

9

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

7

relation; connection; relevance

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

3

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

6

subject of research

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

15

preface; introduction; preamble

3

and then; after that

20

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

4

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

main thread (of a story)

2

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

8

to be enchanted; to be charmed

1