jpdb beta

scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook

2

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

avoiding or dodging responsibility

2

friendly

1

cooperative; helpful

2

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

2

to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

1

taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

8

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

2

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1

fallacy

1

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

1

temporary truce; ceasefire

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

2

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

1

single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

3

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

3

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

4

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

3

alibi

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

1

going to and from school; school commute

5

to provide for safety

1

manifesto

4

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

4

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

1

to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out

3

contrived; false-sounding

2

number plate; license plate; licence plate

4

lonely

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

8

criminal investigation squad (team)

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

4

example; illustration; precedent

3

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

3

exiting a room

3

injury; wound

2

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

aftertaste

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

3

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

2

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1