jpdb beta

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

fragmentary

3

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

silhouette

2

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

2

misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox

2

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

playmate; playfellow

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

chief (of police); head (of office)

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

1

brisk; lively; energetic

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

3

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

2

vivid; clear; distinct

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

turning sideways; landscape orientation

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

2

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

2

to translate; to interpret

1

to dishevel (hair)

2

traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)

1

faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

straight; upright; erect

1

nursing; looking after

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

1

hurt; injured

1

smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

1

silent; still; quiet; hushed

1

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

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

tub; washbasin; washbowl

1

metal basin

2

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

2

(hand) towel

3

to fall ill; to be taken ill

3

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

father; Dad

5

colour; color; hue; tints

1