jpdb beta

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

2

to talk; to carry meaning

5

outer garment

1

to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

8

blessing; grace

3

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

5

time; hour; moment

8

pile; accumulation

3

series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

1

mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

6

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

2

to move out (of); to leave; to vacate

1

to slip off

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

6

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

2

sigh of relief

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

to be; to come; to go

1

to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch

2

usually; under usual circumstances

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

serf

2

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

3

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

6

to suck up to; to curry up to someone

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

7

in a good mood; cheerful

1

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir

11

pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

2

sleepy; drowsy

3

dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly

1

to classify; to sort out; to sift through

1

intelligence; intellect; brains

1

very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

2

new species; new variety

2

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

2

and; although; but

1

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

1