jpdb beta

splashing; dabbling

1

against; contrary to

1

to swallow; to gulp down

5

peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

1

declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared; being one step away from victory, with two paths to achieve it

1

cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm

1

the more one looks (at it) the more ...

1

incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

2

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

3

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

1

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

guard; convoy; escort

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

3

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

2

(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)

1

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

bingo

1

to waste time; to kill time

1

(wooden) pencil

1

prostitution

1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

3

molehill; mole mound

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1

deeply indented coastline; rias coastline

1

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

1

ant

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

3

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

pity; compassion

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

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

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

threat; intimidation; menace

2

to explain in an easy-to-understand manner

1

condition; figure; appearance; voice

3

bullet (from a rifle)

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

3

to be stranded; to lose means of transportation

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

2

bridge of the nose

2

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)

2

T-shirt; tee shirt

1

(knee-length) shorts

1