jpdb beta

advice

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

3

longevity; long life

1

all at once

2

at will

1

scarce; rare

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

3

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

4

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

11

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

2

defective item; defective product; defective merchandise

2

tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

16

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

1

complicated and mysterious

1

to become complicated

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

21

the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

1

trap

1

sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison

1

scythe

3

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

4

iron ball

1

no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

9

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

6

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

blasting

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

5

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

1

tile

3

pitfall; trap; pit

3

dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

1

time is up

1

plop; splash

1

landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown

3

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

3

water tank

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

3

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

handcuffs; manacles

1