jpdb beta

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

8

baseless; groundless

4

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

3

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

4

indirect

1

to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

1

saddle

1

compulsory subject; required subject

4

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

2

flustered; confused; panicked

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

tailspin; spin; drilling; boring

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

2

well-ordered; systematic

1

formation (e.g. of aircraft)

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

hibernation; staying indoors during winter

1

signature-collecting campaign

1

fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution

1

relief supplies

1

direct support

2

volunteer activities; volunteerism

1

no loss or gain; coming out even

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

5

it seems so; that's what it looks like

4

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

1

rest; relief; relaxation

2

unrequited love; one-sided love

4

longstanding desire

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

1

sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

1

sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

1

no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head

1

love affair; sensual pleasures

2

contract; commitment

2

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

2

young and energetic; up-and-coming

1

try to be; want to be

1

going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

1

jog

5

Chen

13

tax collection; taxation

2

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

2

tax

2

preparing for winter; winter clothes

1

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1