jpdb beta

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

3

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

6

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

humming; crooning

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

relative

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

5

to surround; to crowd around

2

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

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

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

3

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

1

order; sequence; procedure

1

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

2

overwhelming

3

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

1

attendance; presence; appearance

3

reward money; reward; honorarium

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

company; corporation; workplace

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

6

private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation

1

source of income

1

fundraising; financing; cash flow

1

to rack one's brains

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

donation; contribution; endowment

1

lengthening

2

as; because; with; due to

2

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

2

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

2

armed might; military power; the sword; force

2

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

proposal; proposition; suggestion

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

foresight; anticipation

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

1

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

2

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

3

gradually; slowly but steadily

4

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1