jpdb beta

broom

2

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

every day

2

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

1

scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand

1

compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

2

to shut the lid

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

5

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

3

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

such ... as; or some such

9

three years

1

garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

to have an interest (in)

2

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

exception

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

12

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

4

in; at; for

1

racing form; racing (news)paper

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

17

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

3

to wave one's hand

4

to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

betting; gambling

1

OK; okay

2

myself

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

expression; presentation

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

driver; chauffeur

1

passenger seat; assistant driver's seat

1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

4

rear; stern

6

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

25

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

4

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing

1