jpdb beta

badminton

4

glove (esp. sports); globe

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

2

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

4

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

3

harmonious; intimate

1

sleepy eyes; drowsy look

2

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

4

concern; interest

2

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

2

desperately; for one's dear life

2

short way; shortcut

1

volleyball

1

most numerous

3

toss

5

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

2

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

5

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

7

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

2

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

5

supporting faction

1

opposition faction

3

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

2

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

2

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

fooling around with objects (type of improvised comedy act); prop comedy

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

2

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

1

pregnant woman

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

6

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

thumb; big toe

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

end; close; termination

3

picnic blanket

3

cooked rice

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

1

home cooking

2

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

1

saltiness

1

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

2

paper plate; paper tray

2

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

2

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

5