jpdb beta

to sniff; to smell

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

5

being startled; getting a shock

1

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

2

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

4

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up

1

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

2

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

quiet; still; calm

1

clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1

to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

2

call; appeal

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

4

sole of foot

1

vexing; irritating; impatient

1

to make a speech; to address

1

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

1

eleven o'clock

2

a mountain hunt

1

(process of) elimination

1

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

three-way junction; three-way intersection

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

impatience

2

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

2

mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

4

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

lump of earth; clod

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans

2