jpdb beta

question; query

4

changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux

2

to take advantage of an opportunity

2

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

3

thin skin

3

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

2

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

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

how; in what way

1

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

2

to embrace each other

6

address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

1

talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk

2

to finish dyeing

4

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

1

sudden shower; sudden downpour

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

2

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

8

original form; base form

3

bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair

1

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

3

to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

2

both legs

2

imaginary

1

picture book

2

(flash of) lightning

4

to order; to command; to appoint

5

supernatural

3

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation; collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart

2

twenty; 20

18

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

2

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country

4

queen

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

1

foster father; adoptive father

5

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

3

expression; looks

1

my spouse; my wife; my husband

1

mentally deranged person; lunatic

1

bloodshed

1

fully; thoroughly

7

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

3

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

4

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

2