jpdb beta

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

3

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

1

the right person in the right place

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

medium build

1

to be talented; to be able

1

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

2

to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

1

retirement

2

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

1

younger brother

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

viscosity

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

carefree; free from worry

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

10

acquaintance

2

around the clock; day and night

1

patient

1

lower half of the body

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

2

stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

short pause; short interval

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

4

one way or the other; either way

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

5

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

2

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

wild idea; delusion

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

emergency

1

dime novel

1

synopsis; outline; plot

1

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

1

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

1