jpdb beta

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

4

government office; agency; board

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

2

to acquire knowledge

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

flush; blush

2

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

1

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

to gradually disappear; to be vanishing

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

3

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

one week

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

3

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

sandpit; sandbox

2

curved; forming the shape of an arch

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

6

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

3

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop

2

to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

6

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

2

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1

bare hand; empty hand

1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

3

awfully; terribly

3

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

(public) park

15

city

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

1

water fountain

4

soccer; seersucker

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

1

bench

3

morning; forenoon; just before noon

3

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

2

support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance

1

promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall

2