jpdb beta

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

4

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

2

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

3

control; check; restraint; inhibition

5

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

8

treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

4

cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

2

to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan

3

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

9

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

5

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

6

winter

4

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

1

scenery

1

raising trees and plants

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

since when; from when; how long

2

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

2

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

5

to make a lasting impression

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

2

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

2

of course; certainly; naturally

8

brightness; lightness

2

colour; color; hue; tints

2

aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

3

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

to keep silent

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

critic; reviewer; commentator

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

4

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

10

handful; small amount; small number

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

4

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

to feel despondent

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

6

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

6