jpdb beta

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

awl; eyeleteer

5

hammer

5

pleat or fold peak

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

temporary (paper) binding

2

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

3

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

2

to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

7

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

9

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

1

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

knot

6

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

4

cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

small hanafuda deck

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

second (in a series)

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

once more; again

3

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

3

third; no. three

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

2

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

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

back cover

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

if you do this; if this is the case

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

with a chuckle; with a giggle

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

to get teary-eyed

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

1

to tighten; to press hard

1