jpdb beta

to run about trying to escape

1

confetti; ticker tape

1

amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)

1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

2

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

bell (often globular)

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eye of a typhoon

3

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

stunt; feat

2

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

5

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with

1

mutual; reciprocal

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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brimming with curiosity

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

to take off one's hat

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face

4

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

1

to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

10,000; ten thousand

1

childhood friend; old playmate

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

immediately; promptly

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

2

here and there; everywhere

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

right half of the body

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1