jpdb beta

to burn; to get fired up

3

property; possession

1

sponsor

3

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving

1

to use one's head

2

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

2

low budget; low-budget

5

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

37

script; screenplay; scenario

5

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

competition

1

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

1

master; masterhand; maestro

2

deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

20

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

6

the very best; excellent; superb

2

reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling

1

second (unit of time); arc second

2

honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken

1

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

2

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

9

without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

3

starting late; late departure

2

to become muddy

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

2

favorable; favourable

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

3

amateur video; amateur photography; private video

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

3

way; method; means; resource; course

1

joke; jest; gag

1

shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

innovation

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

3

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

2

writing; authoring

1

word processor

1

mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

1

aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

4

vitality; (one's) life force

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1