jpdb beta

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

1

chef; cook

19

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

3

eating quickly; speed-eating

2

products of the south seas

1

Niigata (city, prefecture)

2

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

1

snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow

1

Koshihikari (variety of rice)

1

rum

2

discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony

2

bill; job invoice

10

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer

2

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

6

too many to count; too numerous to mention

1

important person

1

three-digit number; hundreds column

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

charcoal

2

sulfur (S); sulphur

2

saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate

4

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

3

making practical; making useful; implementing

9

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

34

consumable goods

4

without cause; without reason

2

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

on one hand; on the other hand

2

suspicious-looking; fishy

3

same level; same extent

6

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

stone throwing

10

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

4

hegemony; leadership; initiative

11

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

3

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

2

to be shaved or planed

4

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

covered by the other party (usu. expenses)

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

companions; fellows

22

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

2

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

1

gestures; gesturing

1

platoon

1