jpdb beta

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

to tell (someone) to ...

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

palm (of the hand)

3

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

3

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to shrug one's shoulders

5

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

uncle

5

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

3

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

weed

1

vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

1

mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

1

creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

1

mail; postal matter; postal item

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

2

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

3

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

4

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

divorce

2

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

8

suicide

2

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

change of job; change of occupation; career change

1

distant place; faraway location; far away

1

to move (house); to change residence

1

break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with

1

acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

alcohol; sake

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

4

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone

1

to rest one's chin in one's hands

3

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

2