jpdb beta

convenient; expedient; makeshift

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery

3

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

2

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

4

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

2

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

4

to part left and right; to open out

1

jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

3

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

3

top part of the head; crown; parietal region

1

insect; bug

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

description; describing; depicting

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

strange voice

2

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

3

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

5

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

1

pendulum

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

1

wind pressure

2

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

2

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

1

to bring back; to restore

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

4

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

birds

1

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

4

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

2

distinctive; characteristic

1

beak; bill

2

living thing; organism; creature; biology

2