jpdb beta

busy (phone)

2

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

3

client; requester

2

figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating

1

leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity

3

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

2

endgame; final stage

2

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

1

both hands

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

to sniffle; to snivel

1

one's later years; final years (in life)

1

to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at

2

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

leading question

1

false evidence; perjury; false testimony

1

problem child

3

shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)

2

decline; fall; decay; withering

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

revenge; retaliation

7

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss

1

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

3

people close to the head man

1

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

1

to cry; to shed tears

1

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

3

good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

3

to double; to increase

1

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

1

southeast

1

easterly

1

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

cancellation; suspension

2

city

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

2

good old; good old-fashioned

2

boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other

1

registered

1

caravan (of merchants)

2

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

1

Reversi (board game)

4