jpdb beta

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

1

reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness

5

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

4

military accouterments; military accoutrements; troop formation

10

every quarter; all sides

7

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

1

hand drum

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

27

to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

3

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

6

swindler; imposter; crook

4

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

2

to skin; to peel

2

to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for

1

pace; step; cadence

1

ninth day of the month; nine days

2

aviation; flying

1

parts; accessories; components

2

fourth day of the month; four days

6

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

4

gossip; idle talk; chat

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

2

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

1

billeting; camp

7

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

3

public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path

1

trade route

8

life and death; life or death

1

coastal region; coastal area; coastline

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

8

strategic

2

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

2

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

2

taboo

1

fundamental; basic

2

survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

1

unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

2

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

2

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

small bottle

2

relatively; comparatively

1

valuable article; valuables

3

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

2

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

2

scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon

1

frightful face

3

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

4