jpdb beta

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

without leaving any trace

1

the powers that be

1

taking medicine

1

to shorten one's life

1

cinnabar

1

wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir

3

pigment; paint; colour; color

2

to heat; to heat up

3

ancient people

2

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

shape; form

5

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

3

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

to cut at; to slash at

3

out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

1

circulation; dissemination

1

the deceased; deaths; persons killed

1

wandering people; nomadic tribe

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

3

successor

18

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

3

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

2

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

4

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

5

(sole of the) paw; pad

4

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

1

small fish; fry

1

one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

8

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

8

service; duty; work

6

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

11

good boy; good girl

2

kitten; small cat

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

6

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

4

person standing watch; guard duty

1

with one's mouth wide open; gapingly

1

Moumou

43

morning bath

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

6

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1