jpdb beta

eyebrow

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

woman; female; feminine gender

2

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

preschool child

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

assistance; support

1

sorry to bother you, but ...

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

to stretch (one's body)

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

one room apartment; studio apartment

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)

1

high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

Kamakura (city)

1

old Japanese-style house

1

liking; taste; choice

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

elevator landing; elevator hall

1

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

to cling to; to embrace

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1