jpdb beta

radiant smile; contented smile

3

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

20

such; like that; that sort of

1

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

cool; refreshing

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

2

safety; security

3

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

3

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

12

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

10

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

1

attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint

1

guard; convoy; escort

3

diversion; distraction; feint

4

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

4

captive; prisoner

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

8

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

12

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

3

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

8

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

1

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

2

odds and ends; all; every

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk

2

costume; dress; attire

2

damage; breakage

1

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

5

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

return; welcome home

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

8

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

9

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

5

same meaning; synonymy

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

3

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

5

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

9

heartening; reassuring

3

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

2

and then; and so; and; so then

2

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

4

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

3

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1