jpdb beta

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

2

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

2

inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

scene of a fire

1

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

5

station; office; guardroom

3

joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

1

main road

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

highway route (Edo period); main route

1

to beckon

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

2

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

accommodation; lodging

1

to be; to come; to go

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

2

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

1

cooking; food preparation

1

to dilute; to water down

3

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person

1

invitation

2

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

child's tear-stained face

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

finger; one's finger

1

mother and child

1

to plant; to insert

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

having said that; be that as it may

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

2

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

1

to become frayed; to become loose

1

to hold something reverently with both hands

1

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

to be enthralled by; to be disguised as

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

3

mother and daughter

6

high-handed; overbearing

2

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

1