jpdb beta

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

5

execution

3

coffin; casket

2

cemetery; graveyard

5

muzzle; snout

5

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

2

rank; standing

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

5

handle; grip; knob

3

double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

librarian

4

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

place to go; place one can go

6

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

11

arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

1

religious; spiritual

1

savage; barbarian; aboriginal

217

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

2

first meeting; first interview with

3

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

3

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

3

maturity; ripeness

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

6

useless; futile; vain

6

to rage; to rampage

3

aggregate amount

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

4

interior design; interior; upholstery

2

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

5

to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

1

faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime

30

to guess right

3

extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

4

intelligence; intellect; brains

3

language

3

coma; dead sleep

1

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

2

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

3

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

6

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

3

to give; to do ...

3

lord of a manor; estate steward

3

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

2