jpdb beta

temple (side of head)

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

2

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

3

hey there; I say; see here

3

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

heartening; reassuring

1

asking oneself

1

mighty; powerful

2

proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

3

embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

1

blinking (in surprise)

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

5

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

2

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

1

to summon courage; to be brave

1

chronic disease

1

irregular pulse; arrhythmia

3

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

5

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

2

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

is there anything else?

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

with a half-opened eye

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

easy to understand

3

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

success; hit

3

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

to be deceived

1

every day

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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