jpdb beta

not understanding; not knowing

1

ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering

3

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

1

subordinate person

4

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

vice; immorality; corruption

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation

1

strangling (to death); strangulation

2

to take back; to recapture

1

to knead well; to polish; to refine

1

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

to take (adopt) measures

1

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

3

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

late at night

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

8

eye measurement; measure with eye

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

stable; barn

2

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

5

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

fodder

4

oil

2

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

2

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

scroll; scrolling

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

ignition; lighting; firing; setting off

1

ignition; catching fire; setting on fire

1

flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression

2

to burn; to get fired up

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

fire; conflagration

7

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2