jpdb beta

to bend; to warp; to curve

2

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

4

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

3

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

2

coin; token; slug

5

foreign country

2

old coin

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

5

papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

7

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

7

brooch

2

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

7

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip

2

difficult to approach; inaccessible

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

density

1

having good eyesight

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

2

to pass each other; to cross paths

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

4

arbitration; intercession; mediation

7

inside one's heart; in one's mind

3

the ... in question

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

23

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

8

example; role model

2

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

1

of no interest; not interested

5

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

14

ability; capability; skill

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

to find out; to discover; to detect

2

totally willing; fully motivated

3

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to meet face to face

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

2