jpdb beta

property; possession

1

sponsor

3

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

palm (of one's hand)

7

(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving

1

to use one's head

2

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

paper-thin (difference)

2

low budget; low-budget

5

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

38

script; screenplay; scenario

5

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

competition

1

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

1

master; masterhand; maestro

2

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

20

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

6

the very best; excellent; superb

2

reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling

1

second (unit of time); arc second

2

honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken

1

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

2

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

9

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

3

starting late; late departure

2

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)

2

favorable; favourable

1

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

3

amateur video; amateur photography; private video

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

3

way; method; means; resource; course

1

prank; practical joke

1

tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

innovation

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

3

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

2

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

word processor

1

mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

1

aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

4

vitality; (one's) life force

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

2