jpdb beta

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

2

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

5

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

3

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

loud voice

1

way of tying a knot

1

getting on board; sailor; seaman

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

to board a ship

4

gold mine

2

excavation; digging

1

forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to approach; to draw near

3

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

beast; brute; animal

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

10

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

2

to put one's strength into

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

14

to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

1

inverted word; verlan

1

Zen priest

2

thin; slender

1

hey; say; look

5

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

rudder; helm

3

recently; lately; these days

2

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

4

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

1