jpdb beta

very busy

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

inside the bay

1

empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

timing

1

incorrigible; dogged

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

4

jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu

1

ocean current

1

one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)

1

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

burial at sea

1

main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

every direction

1

concentrated fire; intense criticism

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1

whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke

1

west

3

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

bell; bel (unit); B

3

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

successor

1

big news

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

1

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

1

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

mourning

1

silent prayer

1

going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings

1

calamity; misfortune

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

10

twice

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

5

connection; link; relationship

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

2

the big three ...

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1