jpdb beta

short break; breather

4

egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

4

mission; delegation; transmission

4

wet season; rainy season

1

large public bath

1

Orr

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

1

reptiles

1

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

4

sauna

1

parent bird

4

Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

1

frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard

1

to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

7

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

6

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

1

street performer (comedian)

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

2

rearview mirror

3

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

1

thermometer

1

mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

to take off one's clothes; to undress

1

plop; splash

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

4

ostrich (Struthio camelus)

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

2

bank; coast; shore

3

natural enemy

1

to increase (all the more)

4

to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise

1

blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding

1

screech; squeak; squeal

2

violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

1

magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

1

beak; bill

6

just above; right overhead

2

screech; squeak; squeal

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

2

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

6

beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

2

near; nearby; not far off

8

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

1

camping; campground; making camp

3

chill; shakes; ague

3

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

lightly seasoned

1

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

3