jpdb beta

star shape; pentagram

1

earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale

1

boss; leader

1

crossing a river

2

rush mat; matting; mat

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

2

unit price; unit cost

1

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

2

value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

27

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit

1

to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

1

wardrobe

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

wear; abrasion

3

feeble complaint; whine

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...

2

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

1

cost of a car; carfare; honorarium (to cover transportation costs); travel expenses (customarily given by wedding hosts to guests who have travelled from afar)

2

supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal

1

see-through; sheer

4

to keep (a person) waiting

4

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

1

to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; (lit.) to have hair on one's heart

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

3

what on Earth is this?

1

to copy (down); to transcribe

1

sign; symbol; mark

1

highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style

1

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

1

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

2

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

forked stick

1

conspiracy; collusion

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

1

feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

1

Tanemoto

1

drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

3