jpdb beta

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

to lock

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

already known; well-known

2

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

8

using as an intermediary; through

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

3

present; current; in operation

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

note; memorandum

1

parchment

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

momentary; instantaneous

1

thump; clang; clank

1

one bottle

1

magic potion

4

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

luckily

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

2

sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

evasion; avoidance

1

impossible

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

a quarrel; argument

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

1