jpdb beta

bicycle

1

unlocking

1

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

2

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

1

symmetry; second person

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

to straighten up; to sit upright

4

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement

1

vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)

1

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

1

alphabet

1

tossing

1

one after next; second

2

embarrassing

1

the road home

1

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

2

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

3

arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)

1

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

2

chestnut; marron (Cherax tenuimanus and Cherax cainii species of freshwater crayfish)

2

second; number two; runner-up

3

bottom of a box

4

putting off; postponing

1

Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

6

third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

5

(foot) race; sprint

2

Logic puzzle

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)

1

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

ready, go!; race

1

commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase

1

counter for colours

3

kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown

2

kanji "person radical" (radical 9)

2

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

1

speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

1

one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)

3

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

6

quickly; calmly; intently

1

male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL

5

alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child

5

English (language)

2

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

number of characters; number of letters; word count

1

second (in a series)

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indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1