jpdb beta

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

5

second (unit of time); arc second

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

5

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

4

to sniff; to smell

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

1

to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels

4

massage; rub; squeezing

2

Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike

3

grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

1

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

13

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

2

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

4

miso soup

7

material; ingredient

2

whiteness

2

dark-brown miso paste

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

white miso

1

grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

2

Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

1

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

1

fishing line

1

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

3

late at night

2

anatomical model of the human body

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

2

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

Chinese whispers; telephone (game)

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

panic

2

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1

anthology

7

dishwashing; doing dishes

5

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

4

box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)

3

first half

2

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

second half; latter half

2

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

4

individual; private person; personal; natural person

1

Ayane

2