jpdb beta

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

2

to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name

2

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

8

gravitational wave; gravity wave

2

trip; excursion; outing

2

class system; caste system; hierarchical system

2

to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

1

entreaty; appeal; petition

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

4

(public) duty

4

flight; absconding

1

simplified version; abridged edition

4

yellow-green; pea green

1

hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death

1

to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

3

to become famous; to gain fame

1

fixed; obvious; commonplace

1

to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

2

to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

3

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away

4

to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile

4

generation; lifetime; age

2

full flush; winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)

2

win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)

3

with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)

1

dot tiles; circle tiles

1

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

3

tiles in a player's hand

5

scoring stick; counter; chip

3

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

7

gladiator

4

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

7

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

1

even if I told you

2

mere; only a ...

5

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

economic sanctions

1

food situation

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

13

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

beat; mora

1

gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

1

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

1