jpdb beta

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

5

blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

1

cobalt blue

2

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

10

bilge water

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

3

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

2

hourglass

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

6

curve; bend; crook

1

to have one's horizons broadened

1

cool and clear

4

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

5

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

New York

9

unidentified mysterious animal

2

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

2

imperial capital

1

raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)

1

vodka

2

very; berry; belly

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

6

sourness; acidity

1

cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

2

opening and shutting; opening and closing

1

lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

1

to knead together

1

teaspoon

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

tea flavoured with jam

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar

2

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

1

ideally; if one were to wish for more

2

strongish; somewhat strong

1

cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

1

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

1

pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

4

breadwinner; biggest earner

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

3

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

5

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

8

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1