jpdb beta

always; all the time

4

as much as one can; as much as possible

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

3

limited; limiting; restrictive

1

piece

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

puzzle

2

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

butterfly

12

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

1

only once

1

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

2

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

5

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

2

conviction; belief; confidence

3

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

hybrid

2

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

7

crescent moon; young moon

1

to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

1

nod; inclination of the head

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

6

after dinner

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

5

Labor Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23)

1

three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row

4

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

5

map; atlas; chart; plan

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

3

next day

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

1

established practice; custom

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

4

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

20

since; henceforth; ever since

2

cake

1

scone

1

Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine

1

Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine

1

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

1