jpdb beta

to do someone in; to bump someone off

3

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

8

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

3

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

1

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

4

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

7

large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker

2

useful; helpful

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

4

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

2

this morning

1

Nectar (Greek god)

1

destruction of evidence

3

in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

bottling; bottled

11

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

7

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

to obtain; to procure

7

afterwards

6

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

4

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

while; during (the time when)

5

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

in big gulps

2

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

1

biggish; largish

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to become empty; to be emptied

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2

rampart; castle walls

1

black cat

4

alcohol; sake

6

to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

1

big leakage; uncontained leak

7

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1