jpdb beta

sphere; globe; orb

6

to wash away; to rinse off

2

uropod

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

flash flood

2

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2

along a wall

1

fully prepared; all ready

2

to ambush

3

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

4

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

4

herb; fragrant grass

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

2

to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (in a vehicle); to pass

1

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

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

5

to drag out

2

garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

3

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

tap; knock; bonk

1

aura

1

thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent

2

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

to wait for an opportunity

1

spider's thread; spider silk

2

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

1

carrying voice; well-projected voice

1

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

4

being startled; getting a shock

1

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

to communicate

1

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

3

great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

3

place where one works; construction site; working area

1

doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm

1

array; muster; line-up; full force

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

2

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

3

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

2

daddy; father; husband

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

illegitimate child; secret love child

13

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

2

complicity

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

2

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

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