jpdb beta

shovel

1

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

to go downhill; to go down a slope

1

making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

12

hostage

12

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

3

to threaten; to make threats

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty

1

tasting; sampling

2

suicide

1

to bring (someone into a place); to lead into

1

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

4

body build; figure

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

2

woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

5

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

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

8

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

17

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

4

to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness

2

attentiveness

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

(power of) resistance

1

clothes

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

4

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

6

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

1

to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

pistol; handgun

3

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

6

lethality; killing effectiveness

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

1

uniform

2

sofa; couch

3

to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

1

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

to get wet

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to shake one's head

2

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

3