jpdb beta

message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer

9

a person without a single relative

1

to take (all of) into consideration

2

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

3

to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves

3

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

7

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

1

hey; hold on; come on

4

heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

3

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

2

coupled with; together

2

to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

2

onion (Allium cepa)

4

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

9

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

2

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

3

where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination

3

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

2

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1

fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead

2

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

4

to sew together

1

belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

1

halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

2

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

2

twist; wrench; distortion; torsion

1

anguish

5

rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

2

metallic sound; metallic clank

4

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

6

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

2

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

3

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

3

persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

1

by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

2

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

meaning; connotation; denotation

4

to succeed; to bear fruit

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

9

evil eye

1

reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential

2

freedom of will; free will

1