jpdb beta

call; hail; yell

4

cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

2

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

9

cleavage (between breasts)

1

to allow light to pass through; to shine light through

1

to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid

1

to breathe

1

resin; rosin

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

6

long ago

2

in one's hands; in one's control

2

convenient

7

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

every single word and phrase; word by word

1

devotion; attachment; infatuation

1

tenacity; endurance

1

deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

2

to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

2

to be in one's debt

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

2

prostitute; harlot

1

this evening; tonight

2

object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

4

fate; destiny

1

last line of a poem; finally

1

ocean; open sea

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

1

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

1

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

3

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

3

to come back

1

classical; classic

1

technique; method

3

jail; gaol; prison

1

for one's age

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

you; dear; honey

84

uh-oh; oops; sorry

3

dispersing; breaking up; running away

2

echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination

1

boundary line

2

antique shop

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

6

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

4