jpdb beta

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

13

house; hall; building

3

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

3

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

3

big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard

5

undisputed; entirely; perfect

3

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

4

primitive; original

6

to bend oneself backward

1

destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

2

for emergency use

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

2

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

7

safety first (principle)

2

stone bridge

10

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

2

without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously

2

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

2

ideally; if one were to wish for more

3

to expose to the sun

1

wrestlers from the same stable

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

4

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

2

boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster

1

the same age

1

to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore

1

celebration; auspicious occasion

6

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

2

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

2

sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

1

census-taking

1

clothing store; boutique; dress shop

1

exhibition; display; putting on show

1

moderation; self-restraint; temperance

1

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

7

behind one's back

5

shellfish; seashell; shell

10

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

6

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

4

visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

1

art of cooking; cookery; cuisine

7

real thing; original; actual

6

regular customer; general audience; general public

1

to smell; to sense

4

absence (from work)

2