jpdb beta

behind one's back

1

memory; ability to learn

1

to laugh scornfully

1

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

2

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1

the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing

3

village headman; village mayor

47

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

3

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

to be; to come; to go

1

what kind of business; what sort of matter

1

place of residence; dwelling place

1

social form

1

(short) rest; breather; break

1

foreign-body sensation

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

5

to prostrate oneself before

1

to happen to meet; to come across

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

1

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

2

chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks

1

to cook; to heat

3

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

2

efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

2

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

4

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

7

to prohibit

26

transactions; dealings; business

4

meat (for consumption)

2

more than one can eat

1

(with a) thud

1

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

2

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

business discussion; negotiation

1

vying with one another

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up

1

growing wild (naturally); native

2