jpdb beta

to come from; to have roots in

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showman; show manager

3

ability; capability; skill

3

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

3

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

3

second arrow; second move; second step

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

4

to sieve (e.g. flour); to sift; to riddle; to pick out (e.g. a candidate); to select (from); to sort out

1

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

2

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

left-hand radical of a character

2

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

4

gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

hair (on the head)

1

close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

17

interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

1

in various ways

1

to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

5

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

4

wild boar; wild pig

1

tusk; fang

1

sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

5

tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

2

cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

1

convenient; useful; handy; helpful

2

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

2

guest member; associate member; honorary member

1

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

2

(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

4

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

4

that is to say; so that means

8

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

1

forty; 40

4

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

3

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

1

main thread (of a story)

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

4

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

4