jpdb beta

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

4

sour look; surly face; pout

1

the other way

1

cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

2

maintaining the status quo

1

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

irresponsibility

6

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

5

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

nikujaga; meat and potato stew

1

to complain; to make a complaint

4

approval; endorsement

2

excite

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

(Western) playing cards

8

damp; moist (negative nuance)

2

recreation

1

neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

3

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

2

to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order

1

washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom

1

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

3

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

4

no trouble; easy; simple

1

indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

4

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

2

to rearrange; to resequence

2

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

4

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

we

7

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

4

in succession; one by one

2

even though; despite; when

6

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1