jpdb beta

to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)

1

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

2

mummy

1

be; is

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

1

sashimi; make-up

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

4

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

2

become dry and rough (e.g. skin)

1

beautiful

3

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

2

to get thin; to taper off

1

to dry

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

3

qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

1

high class; noble

1

to shade an account; to add something extra

6

to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

2

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

5

spring scene

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

4

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

4

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

2

value; worth; merit

3

fresh verdure; new green leaves

6

snow thaw; thawing

2

hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose

1

if; in case; supposing

4

physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

1

to leave open

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

8

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

hiding one's embarrassment

2

-ish; -like

2

to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

1

mixed; mingled

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

39

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

death; the next world; to pass away; to die

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

9

deeply

2