jpdb beta

here and there; in places

1

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

efficient

1

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1

cost; expense

1

cut; reduction; curtailment

1

amount used; quantity consumed; usage

1

purchase; buying

1

to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

1

tasting; sampling

2

easy-to-understand

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

5

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

1

fifty; 50

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

3

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

8

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

3

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

2

nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

1

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

3

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

2

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

4

rear; back; behind

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

3

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

3

both hands; both arms; ten

2

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

1

germination; sprouting; budding

10

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

3

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

2

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration

1