jpdb beta

to smash; to break into pieces

2

tightly; snugly

1

one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

just managing; with great difficulty

1

brushwood; twig

9

to pinch; to nip

2

stable

2

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

van; truck; delivery van

1

one's share; one's portion

2

tableware

2

funeral

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

2

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless

2

carelessly; inattentively

4

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

28

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

1

series

8

conclusion; completion

2

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

4

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

2

Abiko

4

one thing

1

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

immediate reply

3

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

journal; log

2

table of contents; contents

2

Thika (Kenya)

6

marriage ceremony; wedding

24

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

2

second division; secondary division

2

peaks

10

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

4

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

6

to be thrilled; to be excited

2

to keep watch; to stand guard

1

intense cold

2

hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!

1

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

1

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1