jpdb beta

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

fantasy

2

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

ideological

1

year of the Dragon

1

New Year's card

1

figure; form; style

3

eyeball

1

train window; car window

1

to look towards

2

scenery; scene; landscape

3

complete change; about-face

1

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

2

housing district; residential district

2

real estate agent; realtor

1

residence; housing; residential building

2

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

1

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

1

to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

arrival

3

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

2

time required; time taken; necessary time

1

cities, towns and villages; municipalities

1

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

3

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

sandbank (in a river); sandbar

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

3

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

city road; municipal road

1

private road; driveway

1

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

1

closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

rope

1

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

concrete

7

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

2