jpdb beta

excuse; pretext

3

extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma

1

bucket; pail; tub

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

3

district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district

3

to drag in; to pull in

1

covered with; stained; smeared

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

3

violent; rough

1

to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

to dig up; to expose; to disclose

1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

to sniff; to smell

2

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

4

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

back off!; leave me alone!

1

alcohol; sake

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

2

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

3

prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria

7

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

3

to drag in; to pull in

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

1

to be (doing)

1

to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

3

next day

4

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

yes yes

1

vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)

1

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

1

Japan

3

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1