jpdb beta

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

memory; ability to learn

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

firm promise; definite promise

1

betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

3

written application

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

3

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

2

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

1

attendant; companion

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

red hair

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

4

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

well, I must admit ...

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

11

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

9

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

9

cover; lid; cap

1

with a clink (click, clack)

1

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

to bud

1

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

1

golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

foolish question

1

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I

1

narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

three years

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

1