jpdb beta

beyond imagination; unimaginable

2

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to loiter (on the way); to waste time

1

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

2

if it is the case that ...

1

to fade; to become dim

3

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

10

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

11

central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

6

ten years; decade

4

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

2

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

special seat; box seat

3

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

7

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

older brother; elder brother

4

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

4

daddy; father; husband

1

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

3

old man; old geezer

1

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

2

evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun

2

brilliant red; scarlet

1

vermilion; scarlet

1

indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene

1

eyelid

4

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

3

middle-aged man; uncle

7

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

20 years old

4

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

4

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

3

indicates emphasis

1

rival; competition

15

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

3

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

9

land

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

12

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

4

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

6

to be found; to be discovered

18

you; I; me; oneself

34

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

8

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

1