jpdb beta

hey; listen

2

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

6

in bad taste; problematic; of poor character

2

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

1

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

16

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

2

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

1

middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)

5

to await; to wait for; to expect

8

tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)

1

opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

2

warship

3

substitution

4

strictly speaking

1

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

4

to glance at; to glimpse

3

to rack one's brains

1

to trace back to (the origins of something)

1

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

5

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

3

without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

1

extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

5

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

2

bashful; shameful; ashamed

8

(state of) unconsciousness

2

to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

1

this and that; one thing and another

3

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

2

physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

1

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

3

deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall

1

omniscience (of a buddha)

1

keyari; long, feathered ornamental spear carried at the head of a daimyo's procession

1

I don't know; I don't understand

2

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

5

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

1

to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

3

transport; transportation; transit; conveyance

2

all aircraft; all machines; workings of all things; all activity

1

director (of a film, play, etc.)

1

omnivorous

1

using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation

6

iron (content)

1

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

1

tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)

2