jpdb beta

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling

2

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

2

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

3

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

2

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

going to and fro; back and forth

2

engagement; betrothal

5

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

2

consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement

1

face value; par

1

fame; reputation; renown

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

to rack one's brains

1

complementation; supplementation; completion

1

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

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

1

while being out of the office or away from home

1

laundry; the washing

7

taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket

1

evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

1

very loud volume; megavolume

1

opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

1

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

summer grass

2

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

1

to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

1

miso soup

1

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

1

shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

1

(dried) bonito stock

1

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

1

home cooking

1

unreasonable demand

1

middle-aged man

3

ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)

8

to fade; to become dim

2

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1