jpdb beta

shower; rainfall

2

look of the sky; weather

3

leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)

1

precision instrument or machine

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly

2

scarce; few remaining

3

(flower) petal

1

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

2

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

13

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

3

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

6

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

8

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

8

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

1

to look closely

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

5

by itself; automatically; naturally

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

5

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

who; what kind of person

9

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

5

offender; criminal; culprit

2

objective; aim; mark

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

5

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

5

we

8

mystery

1

spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw

2

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

2

there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

2

to come to a settlement

3

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

4

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

metal fittings; metal fixtures

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

5

extremely familiar; very well-acquainted

1

cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

10

to raise overhead

2

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

2

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

7