jpdb beta

heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

1

huge body; large build

2

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

6

how many; how much

1

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

2

to be in high spirits

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

idle; bored

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

suddenly; abruptly; impulsively

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

2

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

4

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

5

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

6

homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; humorous mask of a homely woman's face

1

mask; striking the head (kendo)

3

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

2

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

2

unseasonable; out-of-season

1

short sleeves

4

(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

1

triangle

3

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

2

capacity; volume

7

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

trapeze; flying trapeze

2

detection

2

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

1

enough about ...

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

6

to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to be crowded

1

departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off

3

in a bad mood

3

to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way

1

light weight

2

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

3

fixed point

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

2

sense of accomplishment

3

ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

1

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

1

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

1

so far as

1