jpdb beta

(dead) end; end of the line

1

one element; one factor

1

let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

1

native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings

1

to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

1

get away from me!

1

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

4

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

11

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

1

stockings

1

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

3

three times

4

to bawl; to cry; to scream

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

4

price of fame; penalty of greatness

1

double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

1

iron door

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

4

padlock

5

once a year

4

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

2

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

5

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

2

lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

7

insight; power of observation

2

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

1

cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

2

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

2

lead of a pencil

1

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

shallow; superficial

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

2

intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

1

mitochondria

2

selfishness

1

self-protection

3

light year

2

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

1

jurisdiction; control

3

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

20

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

2

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

2

genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

to fetch; to go and get

2

very important person; VIP

1

fire hydrant

1

hammer

3

to aim at

2