jpdb beta

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

4

shovel; spade; scoop

3

hoe

4

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

5

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

6

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

thank you for your continued patronage

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

3

prior investment; upfront investment

2

a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

3

disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

12

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

2

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

4

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

5

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

straw

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

3

memory; sense; experience

1

working in the fields; working on a farm

4

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

2

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

3

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

3

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)

12

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

5

cycle; period

1

harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

6

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

7

to go hunting

4

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

4

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

4

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

2

eastern gate

6

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

1

zone; area; belt; region

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

4

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

5

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

6

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

3