jpdb beta

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

call; invitation

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

when; at what point

1

without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

to sell

2

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

I told you so; you see that?

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

7

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

13

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

quest; pursuit; search

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

3

Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan

6

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

6

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

12

fire; flame; blaze

10

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

7

fur coat

8

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

3

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

3

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

4

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

4

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

10

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

5

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

10

cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry

10

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

2

group; bunch; crowd; group

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

3

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

11

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

to look forward to

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once more; again

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to have an idea; to have a clue

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1