jpdb beta

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

3

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

3

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

only; merely; but; no more than

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

5

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

3

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

business rival; professional jealousy

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

3

artificial; unnatural

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

1

to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

1

irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume

3

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

1

unloading (a ship); landing

1

efficiency

2

continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

2

full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

1

small boat

2

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

4

captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle

2

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

craftsman; artisan

4

to run a shop; to have a shop

4

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat

2

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

workbench; work table

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

5

sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)

1

elbow

1

to collide; to clash

1

density

1

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

1

so far as

1

in succession; one by one

2

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1