jpdb beta

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

1

dormancy; quiescence; diapause

2

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests

1

joke; jest; funny story

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

3

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

2

probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

2

net; netting; web

1

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

precious; valuable

1

resource

1

to be shaved or planed

1

several months

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

well; now; then

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

Italy

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

Mother Goose

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant

1

house mouse (Mus musculus)

1

companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

1

severe earthquake; violent tremor

2

hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus

1

right in half

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1

vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)

1

still; as yet; as it has been

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

metaphor

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

3

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

3