jpdb beta

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

2

correspondence; exchange of letters

2

for this very reason; that is exactly why

3

restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

4

one ken (approx. 1.8 m)

1

once more; again

8

to do

3

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

4

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

10

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

3

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

4

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

5

a hard time; pains

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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it may be because

3

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)

1

to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture

1

sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

15

filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)

2

putting off; postponing

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

7

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

4

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

9

fish-based cooking; fish dish

2

to like; to prefer

4

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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fin (e.g. of a fish)

2

cut; notch; incision

4

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

7

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

7

internal organs; viscera

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

15

backbone (of a fish)

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

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tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

4

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

12

along; parallel to; in accordance with

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to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

2

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

4

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

5

opposite side; opposition

3