jpdb beta

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

3

to descend a river

3

hit-and-run accident causing property damage

1

hill road

2

chirp; cheep

2

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

1

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

1

my husband; one's family; family member

2

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

8

illegal dumping; fly-tipping

2

packing (something) in a bag; bagging

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

outside the city; suburbs

1

waterproofing; making watertight

2

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

6

to peek; to peep

2

loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy

3

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

4

ten percent

1

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

5

stealthily; secretly

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

3

to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around

2

progress; advance; making (good) progress

6

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

3

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

6

right about-face

1

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

32

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

vitality

1

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

1

irrelevant; vague; beside the mark; elusive; not to the point

2

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

2

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)

1

to snatch; to steal

1

to remove; to eliminate

1

ultramarine

1

balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp

40

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

walking briskly; determinedly

2

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

2

made of steel

1

cow

1

paint

2