jpdb beta

playing house

1

safety; security

2

position; location; base; point; site

3

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

after having come this far; now that we've come this far

1

success; hit

1

threat; menace

1

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to approach; to draw near

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

distrust; suspicion

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud

4

to peel; to skin; to pare

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

thumb; big toe

1

root; joint; base; crotch

1

reality

1

how long; how far; how much

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

1

death in battle

1

extra-large; king-size

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

(finger) ring

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

bandage; dressing

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

pride; boast

1

why yes, thank you

1

sightseer; spectator; viewer

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

annual function; annual event

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

1

body

1

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

weather; temper; mood

2

man; male; masculine gender

18

beam; light ray

1