jpdb beta

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

mouthpiece of a telephone

1

previous remarks

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

1

very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

3

pace

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

summary; digest

1

eye-witness; witness

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2

pride

1

good idea

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

military movements

1

drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation

1

chalk; choke; chock

2

cheerfully; excitedly

1

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

3

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

2

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

fine powder

1

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

2

dark green

1

college jacket; baseball jacket

2

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

2

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

2

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

2

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

downtown

1

volunteer

1

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1