jpdb beta

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

3

pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

shrill voice

1

first of all; in the first place

1

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

close to the ear

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

2

euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect

1

old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

1

pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)

1

brand-new (clothing, shoes)

1

without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable

1

uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore

1

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

5

small box; casket

1

traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)

2

envoy to Tang China

1

Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)

1

offering

2

deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

wrapping paper

1

dated; date; fixed; external

2

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

religious abstinence; purification

1

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

1

an arrow; a retort

1

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

1

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

1

astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)

2

misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

2

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

5

self-protection

2

to throw away

1

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

1

souvenir

1

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

1

this morning

1

indictment; prosecution; complaint

1

next year

1

ability to get things done

1

mild; mild-mannered; gentle

1

mediator

1

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

2

personal feelings; self-interest

1

foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter

1