jpdb beta

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

1

without

2

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

5

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

5

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

4

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

3

desperately; for one's dear life

3

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

3

pace; step; cadence

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

3

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

11

to be erected; to be built

8

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

8

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

4

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

2

tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery

6

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

4

to cover fully; to wrap around

2

only; just

2

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

bark (of a tree)

1

comparatively; relatively

5

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

9

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

3

yellow; amber

4

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

piece of cloth

4

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

4

hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

6

common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

5

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

is something that; is that which

5

gong; handbell

3

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

2

palanquin; litter; bier; kago

4

to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside

1

to clap one's hands in prayer

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

4

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

8

to go into a huddle

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

2