jpdb beta

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

6

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

angle

3

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

1

long distance; tele-

1

emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

2

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

2

proportion

1

first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

1

New York

1

the atmosphere

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

to return; to come back

1

association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise

1

Giudecca

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

infinity

1

light year

1

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

1

favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet

1

mistake

1

to hang; to hang up

2

paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

1

light rain; drizzle

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

dummy

1

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

2

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

child's tear-stained face

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear

4

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

1

goddess; female deity

1

aquarius

1