jpdb beta

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

warrior; samurai

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

door; gate; opening; title page

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

7

votive picture (originally of horse)

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

picture puzzle

3

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

another; different; something else

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

1

drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

1

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

2

bell (often globular)

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

2

agreement; rule

1

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

5

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

4

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

food

2

(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

1

sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time

2

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

3

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

to serve; to do

1

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

1

known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

1

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out

1

you; people

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

well; now; then

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

2