jpdb beta

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

5

to snatch (at); to grab

4

to aim at

11

with all one's strength; with all one's might

3

to dodge; to evade

1

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

1

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

2

wounded; injured

1

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

9

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

4

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

13

one after next; second

9

close to the ear

9

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

7

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

10

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

5

three; three years of age

13

wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy

2

python; rock snake

1

to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

2

sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

19

elbow

11

speed

11

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

2

to become dim; to become blurred

9

in succession; one by one

16

arrow; wedge; chock

3

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

2

to pitch forward; to fall forward

3

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

14

to help up

2

licking; dead drunk; blind drunk

6

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

10

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

57

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

8

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

10

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

2

washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

1

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

1

furthermore; even more

6

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

77

Charlie; Charley

61

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

second son

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

7

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

21

pleasantly smiling

4