jpdb beta

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes

4

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

2

hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)

2

easy money; easy gain; making a killing

1

when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

2

absentminded response

1

sandpaper; emery paper

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

we; us

1

morning sun; sunrise

1

orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration

1

artistic instinct

1

to have; to possess

3

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

2

believable; credible; trustworthy

1

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

2

knuckle; knuckleball

1

Sammy; Samy; Sami; Sammy (Japanese pachinko machine and game manufacturer)

117

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

1

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

13

relic; remains; memento

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

204

Erma

104

zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

2

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

2

peace

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

3

all right; very well; okay; I got it

2

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters

1

anomalous condition

1

fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value

1

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

edamame (green soybeans)

1

raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up

1

origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

26

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

3

Creator

6

weird; disgusting

1

slow; weak-headed; dumb

2

(manufacturer's) serial number

1

(linguistic) competence; language capability

1

propeller

9

mechanical

8

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

3

calming down; quieting down

2

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

4