jpdb beta

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

3

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

1

leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

4

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

2

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

49

television program; TV program

5

to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

3

boxer briefs; tight boxers

1

cold war

1

master; masterhand; maestro

1

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

1

emergency

3

Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

2

portrait painting

1

croissant

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

3

saw; musical saw

5

very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious

1

elegy; dirge; mournful melody

1

abatis

1

dry riverbed; river beach

5

drawing paper

17

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

41

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

3

means of transportation; transport service

3

horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

4

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

warm-up exercises

1

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

4

drawing; painting; doodling; sketching

9

digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger

7

cushion

6

exposure; disclosure

8

cross-section view

2

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

4

nude (painting)

2

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

5

profitable plan; good plan

4

memory; ability to remember

4

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

5

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure

2

suddenly; abruptly; quickly

1

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

3

to run around; to bustle about

7

sketchbook

5

water-based; aqueous; water-soluble

1

unused

1