jpdb beta

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to be at a loss for words

6

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

2

work; job; labor; work

3

self-justification; excuse

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

5

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

7

pregnant woman

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

abdomen

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

17

advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

6

misunderstanding

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

5

womb

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

13

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

5

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

2

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

3

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

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

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

6

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

1

changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)

1

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

6

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

even; but; however

12

to finish reading; to read through

2

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

2

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

rainy weather

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

4