jpdb beta

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season

2

muscular; stocky; beefy

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

allocation; assignment; allotment

1

be; is

4

to get between; to be caught in

1

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

1

coating

1

pearl

8

colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

1

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

1

jewellers

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

2

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

to be transparent; to show through

2

to gaze at the Moon

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

chance; opportunity

3

royalty and titled nobility

1

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

jewelry; jewellery

2

regret; repentance; remorse

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

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)

2

recollection; calling to mind

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

map

2

customer; guest

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

2

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

1

to make tea

1

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

2

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

2

bowl

1

medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment

1