jpdb beta

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

a size smaller

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

3

default

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign

1

artist; painter; illustrator

1

suddenly; instantly

1

frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)

2

starving tiger

1

with a great deal of effort; laboriously

1

helical; spiral-shaped

2

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

3

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

4

to sew together

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

3

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

persevering; very patient

1

pilgrimage; visit

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

2

school cafeteria

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

1

to classify; to sort out; to sift through

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

2

graceful; neat

3

to pinch; to nip

1

well done; good job

2

uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability

1

vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

1

growth period (in children)

1

pitch dark; total darkness

1

aim; goal

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

zeni coin

1

to keep a record; to keep a tally

4

seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form

1

nice; good; well-executed

2

six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

2

starry night; starlight night

2

great majority

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opening and shutting

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