jpdb beta

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

9

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

helper; assistant; help

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

1

student on field trip

1

souvenir store; gift shop

1

counter for temples

1

smoke; fumes

2

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

to pierce through; to break through

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

4

blue sky

3

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

8

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

2

shade of tree; bower

1

sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

2

drawing board; drafting board

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

suspicious; doubtful

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

2

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

adds force or indicates command

2

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

2

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

zoo; zoological gardens

1

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

4

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

to put one's strength into

2

cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

imperial garden

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

sea; ocean; waters

5

elbow

1

surfing

6

surfer

1

Kamakura (city)

1