jpdb beta

way; method; means; resource; course

3

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

5

excuse; explanation

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

timid; faint of heart

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

10

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

4

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

4

maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

2

to take someone's hand

3

garden

1

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

2

order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points

2

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

2

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

3

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

3

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

5

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

3

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

4

be; is; isn't it?

9

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

8

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

2

shoulder

5

goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

residential area

1

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point

1

soft; bouncy

1

poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)

6

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

weed

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

6

short (of a person)

1

bush; shrub

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1