jpdb beta

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

2

clothes padded with cotton

1

man's stiff sash

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

4

tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)

1

Monday

2

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

1

one knee

3

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

3

overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

4

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

3

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

beast; brute; animal

2

no hope of getting ahead

1

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

3

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

3

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

6

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

2

to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

2

sunny place; in the sun

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

2

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

manly; masculine; like a man

1

rather; better

1

you; I; me; oneself

3

fist

6

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

4

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

5

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

4

to burst into laughter

2

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

3