jpdb beta

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

3

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

2

(a place) out of one's reach

1

to sink in; to cave in

3

to lay out a futon; to make a bed

1

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

3

(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing

2

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

4

barbershop; barber shop

2

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

5

one's own style; self-taught manner

1

to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)

2

perm (hairstyle); permanent wave

3

beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon

4

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

old newspapers

3

paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

1

comb

1

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

4

brownish

1

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

2

(not) very; (not) much

1

to comb one's hair

1

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

6

everything one does; whatever one does

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

21

reminder

2

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

7

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

14

(intensity of) illumination; illuminance

1

butterfly net; net for catching insects

1

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

1

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

3

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

2

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

6

fat (of meat); fatty meat

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

1

heartburn; sour stomach

3

hiccup; hiccough

3

to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

1

way of asking; way of listening; listener

1

to resemble closely

3

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

7

separation; divorce; severing of connections

1