jpdb beta

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

6

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

2

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

1

to throw into

1

(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)

1

milk-white; milky

1

alcohol; sake

11

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

2

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

2

recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts

1

series

1

to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

1

drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk

4

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

typhoon; hurricane

1

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era

8

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

alcoholic drinks; liquor

1

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

1

to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

very bottom; rock bottom

1

ability; faculty

2

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper

1

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

1

Chinese paper

1

(dripping) profusely; heavily; freely; brimming (with an emotion, etc.); overflowing (with); bold (e.g. brush strokes)

1

ink marks; handwriting

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

to fling (away); to hurl

1

to make a mistake

9

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

2

servant's clothes provided by an employer; livery

1

haori (Japanese formal coat)

1

all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion

1