jpdb beta

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

violence; force

2

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

eye contact

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

6

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

4

high; high school

1

support

2

settlement; solution; resolution

3

sly; cunning; crafty

1

weak person; the weak

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

6

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

6

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

8

had better do so

2

as far as I know

1

strongest

4

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

4

to keep running

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

5

land subsidence; decline in influence

1

big; large; great

6

seal

2

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

2

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

3

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

9

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

10

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

3

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

to wash away; to rinse off

1

blue sky

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

7

front line; forefront

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

4

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

5

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

7

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

to cling to; to embrace

1

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

9

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

4