jpdb beta

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

10

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

heirloom

2

secret; secrecy

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

to seize; to grab; to collar

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

king

2

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

3

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

however

2

this area; around here

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

3

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

8

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

3

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

1

to stab to death

1

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

to be

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

Balkan Peninsula

1

eastern part; the east (of a region)

1

ancient Greece

1

Thrace

7

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

1

very; extremely; that is

1

if; in case; supposing

1

to bring someone along

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

peace; harmony

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1