jpdb beta

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

for a change; for variety's sake

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

prohibition of sale; ban on sale

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

1

Chira; Czira

2

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

1

parallel; equal; match

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

first-hand account

2

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

word; remark; statement

1

peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

1

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

1

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

7

nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes

1

surveillance camera; security camera

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

large number (of); many; majority

2

lifework; life's work

1

to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme

1

craftsmanship; artisanship

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

pen-name

3

curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking

1

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

2

to leave undone

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!

1

wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)

3

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

2

ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

1

crybaby; blubberer

1

to get along well with; to make a go of it

1

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

5

earlobe

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

3

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

2

major cleanup; spring cleaning

6

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

4