jpdb beta

belligerent

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

8

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

1

to cross a river

1

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

2

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

standing close together; bristling (with)

1

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

5

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

3

dwelling; house; residence; address

1

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

2

bookrest; bookholder

1

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

1

frilly; fluttery

3

sleepy; drowsy

1

with eyes half-closed

2

(walking) stick; cane; wand

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

2

little girl

11

way; method; means; (technical) specification

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

13

to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

10

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

charity; almsgiving

2

afterwards

7

a few hours

2

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

2

sound of rainfall

3

to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

5

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

2

South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

2

penguin

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

4

difficult problem; challenge

2

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

3

battery; battery; pitcher and catcher

1

sediment; earth and sand

1

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

4

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

rubble; debris; wreckage

7

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

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

5

at least

1