jpdb beta

a tinker; tinkerer

2

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

2

Saotome

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

3

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

4

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

4

shoji (paper sliding door)

11

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

to ventilate; to let fresh air in

1

had better ...; had better not ...

4

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

2

grim face; angry look

2

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

to take out; to drag out

3

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

2

assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

5

patient; persevering

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

3

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

visitor

2

appearance; look; dress

5

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

10

letter; writings

10

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

27

to scribble (write quickly); to dash off

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

2

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

one person; another name; nickname; alias

4

departure

3

to be out of breath

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

2

paper

2

to take a load off

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

10

if it's the case

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

10

excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle

1

blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen

1

to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

3