jpdb beta

capable of anything; liable to do

2

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

1

express messenger

7

imitated cry (of an animal); lie

1

target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)

2

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

3

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

3

new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

3

unloading; landing

1

new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)

3

indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

2

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

3

unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust

3

the exact middle

1

long service

1

to defeat

3

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

4

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

10

reputation

1

late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

3

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

1

experienced; seasoned; veteran

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

sound of vibrating bowstring

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

3

stand straight up

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

3

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

3

mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

1

bare shoulder

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

2

as always; as usual

1

top part; surface

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

fine-meshed bamboo basket

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

wastebasket; wastepaper basket

2

clothes

1

walking briskly; determinedly

2

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

4

life and death

2

of no concern at all; no skin off my nose

1