jpdb beta

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

4

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

7

soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

9

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

2

trembling with excitement

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

10

swimming

3

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

1

marine sports

2

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

2

ability; skill; facility

1

skill

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

curry soup with rice

4

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

(Western) soup

1

carrying

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

1

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

2

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

handmade; homemade

1

as expected; as predicted

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

2

after lunch

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

6

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

9

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

as far as the eye can see

1

one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

1

call; hail; yell

1

to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

1

field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

6

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

4

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

12

sleeping face

3

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

2

Astraea

5

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

9