jpdb beta

frog

1

paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

3

weather

3

edge of the eaves; house frontage

2

to hang; to hang up

3

forced; compulsory

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

that is to say; so that means

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

scarce; rare

1

catalyst

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

4

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

someone; a certain person

1

in person; personally; (do) oneself

1

season; time of year

5

limit; restriction

2

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face

1

ability; performance; efficiency

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

if it is (the case that ...)

1

about here; in this neighborhood

1

light rain; drizzle

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

area; region; district; locality

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

certain; sure; no doubt

1

second

1

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

1

leading product; flagship product; top product

1

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

body pillow; hug pillow

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1