jpdb beta

watershed; divide

1

as you want; as you will

4

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally

1

spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive

1

to covet; to lust for

1

can; tin; canned food

1

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

1

to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence

2

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

2

therapy; treatment; remedy; cure

1

Edo period inspection of rice plants

1

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

2

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

2

solution (esp. to a problem)

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

6

necklace; choker

1

to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

1

counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats

3

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

1

oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

1

Doppler effect

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

2

going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings

6

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

1

native-born; trueborn

1

coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)

1

hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

2

making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre

1

seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing

2

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

6

unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty

1

golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny

1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

2

in one's hands; in one's control

1

Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire

2

to push back

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

to gape; to open one's mouth wide

1

pivot

1

to cap off; to culminate

5

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

2

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

2

to lose heart; to lose motivation

3

very bottom; rock bottom

5

tic; spasm; twitch

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

2

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

3