jpdb beta

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

4

mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

this sort of

2

wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy

3

to lie down; to throw oneself down

2

body pillow; hug pillow

2

robotics; robot

1

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

1

two by two; by twos; as a couple

1

scrubbing brush; scourer

2

hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

6

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

6

dystopia

10

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

3

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

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)

14

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

3

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

5

capable of anything; liable to do

2

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

4

ornament; decoration

3

spirit world; underworld; the next world

2

lens

1

to surge; to well up; to gush out

1

humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

1

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

2

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

2

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

6

teacup

2

fruit juice

3

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

11

wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

23

odds and ends; all; every

3

first half

5

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

6

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

4

piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

3

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

4

spindly; weak; gangly

1

very small; tiny

2

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

sparks

1

shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

11

Western confectionery

1