jpdb beta

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

5

switch

2

stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)

3

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

to pick at; to peck at

3

sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance

9

cover; mantle; shroud; hood

1

hoe

10

cuttlefish; squid

2

strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain

1

surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

3

substitute for ...

1

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

1

previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

3

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

3

fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

2

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

2

no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)

1

green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant

2

hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

1

mountains

1

recreation

1

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

2

position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux

2

to come for the first time; to become for the first time

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

3

pinpoint

6

Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

2

lance; harpoon

1

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

2

lately; recently

1

just now; a moment ago

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

5

enough is enough; no further!

1

broken; intermittent; disconnected

15

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

3

to begin to cry

1

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

2

small animal

5

wetland; marsh

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

5

headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing

1

cease-fire agreement

2

temporary truce; ceasefire

1

urge to urinate

8

Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake

1

serum; blood serum

1