jpdb beta

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

1

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

1

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

2

ventriloquism; throwing one's voice

8

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

2

ventriloquist

1

asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

1

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

godsend; gift from providence

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

2

salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

1

gestures; gesturing

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

1

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

4

mistake; error

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out

1

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

2

not yet; un-

1

secret; mystery

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

2

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

14

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

5

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

2

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

2

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2