jpdb beta

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

7

match; game; bout; contest

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

extremely familiar; very well-acquainted

1

cheap article; poor quality article

2

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

2

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

3

dyes

3

equality; uniformity; evenness

1

stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation

1

soup plate; soup bowl

1

fleshiness; meat quality

1

good

1

sharp; keen; acute

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

umpire; referee

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

2

established practice; custom

2

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

3

skinny

2

Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz

78

the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

1

unveiling; debut; introduction

1

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

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)

2

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

3

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

be; is

1

to weaken

5

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

3

in the face of; in defiance of

2

high-handed; overbearing

1

to summon; to get used to call

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

1

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

seeming very

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

orchestra

1

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

4

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

11

foolish; stupid

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood

2

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

outlaw

1

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

2

one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit

2