jpdb beta

tip of tongue

1

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

yellow; amber

1

banana

1

red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

2

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

haircut of uniform length

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts

1

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1

corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

2

to wipe off; to wipe up

1

tissue; facial tissue

3

visit; call

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

the other; the other one

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)

1

any number of times

2

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

hat; cap

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

1

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

1

leftover food; leftovers; food scraps

1

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

to moan; to groan

2

meeting

2

to be exhausted; to be tired out

2

membrane; film

1

free time; time at leisure

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

4

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

2

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

2

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

2

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

2

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

2

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

2

indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous

3

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

calendar; almanac

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