jpdb beta

miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

5

protection; repellent

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

2

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

state of being dried out

1

food

1

drafting; drawing

2

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

4

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

to pretend; to feign

1

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

3

genus; generic

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

23

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

36

thought; consideration; thinking

6

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

construction; establishment

2

(necessary) personnel; required person

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

warm welcome

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

4

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

2

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

1

unexpected; surprising

1

companion; company

1

skirt

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

throw; throwing; throwing event

4

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

4

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

4

very deeply

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

from the beginning

1

to move around

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

6

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

2