jpdb beta

easy-to-understand

1

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

3

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

2

shoulder bag

2

straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off

1

shop manager

4

stomach ache; abdominal pain

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

2

to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)

1

smiling broadly

1

kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

2

great hurry; great haste; rush

2

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

1

30th day of the month; 30 days

1

ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade

3

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

2

child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

1

housing development

1

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

3

two-storied building

3

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

4

address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

1

neighbor; neighbour

1

door; gate; opening; title page

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

expression; looks

1

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

2

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

4

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

jumbo-size

1

T-shirt; tee shirt

1

dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)

3

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area

1

bra

3

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

5

not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

1

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

16

hindrance; intrusion

9

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

6

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

blending of Japanese and Western styles

1

style; form; pattern

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2