jpdb beta

to take; to catch; to capture

2

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

rubbish heap; garbage dump

3

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

3

moral sense

2

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

3

scattered; separated; dispersed

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

2

lady; noblewoman

4

smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

2

relative; relation

1

philanthropic work; charitable enterprise

1

grimace; sullen face

1

I; me

52

to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard

2

awaken

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

to get out of bed; to show a leg

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)

3

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

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

1

child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

1

good medicine

3

reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

2

when it comes to; concerning

1

to make oneself pleasant to everybody

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

3

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

2

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

4

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

25

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

1

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

1

leader; magnate; big head

1

to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears

1

with a grinding noise

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient

1