jpdb beta

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

1

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

4

paper

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing

1

fire box in traditional Japanese lantern

12

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

2

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

5

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

left side; left-hand side

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

6

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

to point to a direction

1

(a) light; lights; lamp

1

reason for being; raison d'être

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

5

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

with one's mouth wide open; gapingly

1

commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

2

human flesh

1

legendary beast; magical beast

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

2

interested person; volunteer; supporter

1

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

1

obstacle; hurdle

1

competitive swimming; swimming race

1

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

this much; this amount

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

2

innocence; being not guilty

1

minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money

1

being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding

1

painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell

3

to stop (plug) one's ears

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

3