jpdb beta

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

foundation; basis

5

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

3

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

pasture; grazing land

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

heaps of corpses all around

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

3

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

to take a break

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

mental health; mental hygiene

1

leather; leather-bound; leathern

1

saddle

12

eccentric; crank; oddball

2

experiment

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

3

fisherman

3

to swim around

1

aquatic (life); living in the water

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

3

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

3

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake

1

water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor

1

Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

1

amphibia; amphibian

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

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

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

2

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

7

to tighten; to press hard

2

over-all length; span

1

egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood

1

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

1

barbecue; BBQ

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

3

(doing) as one is told

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

1

sake brewing

1

association; union; guild

34

office

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

2