jpdb beta

hexagonal wrench; Allen key

1

liquid crystal

9

palm top

1

precision; accuracy

2

sponge

4

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

5

coating; painting

2

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

2

Christmas

2

telescope

1

birdwatching; bird watching

1

lover; rubber

1

not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch

1

dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)

2

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

2

scope

2

beak; bill

1

tube

3

back side; back end; posterior; rear

2

to start singing (of birds, etc.)

4

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

1

Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis); eastern turtle dove; rufous turtledove

1

brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)

1

wind-swept; exposed to the wind

1

small island; islet

1

quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

1

tropical fish

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

5

cheep cheep; tweet tweet

1

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

5

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

5

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

9

foster parents

1

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

1

commensalism

1

to check; to compare

6

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

4

one way or the other; either way

4

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

to hatch out

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

filling; packing material; stuffing; padding

1

oven

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

to become lukewarm; to become tepid

1

I; me

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

6