jpdb beta

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

reaction; response

1

to miss a chance; to fail to do

2

from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

to pass; to pass by

3

discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

2

sobbing; sob; weeping

1

second step; hesitation

1

little by little

1

pre-existing; already there; conventional

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

knitting; knitted material; crochet

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

to invite; to call out

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

empire; imperial

1

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

3

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

height (of body); stature

1

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

1

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

2

perfect; complete

3

adult; grown-up

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

(sudden) evening shower (rain)

2

cloud

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

1

dimple

1

round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

1

all the more

2

elasticity; flexibility

2

bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

caustic

1

weight

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

4

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

2