jpdb beta

posture; attitude

20

right beside; close to; nearby

5

slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)

4

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

12

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

3

at a glance; by accident

5

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

industrial waste subject to special control

1

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

10

man

17

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

4

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

14

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

4

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

3

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

6

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

10

ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

1

use of force

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

6

fist

10

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

13

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

6

won't do (for me)

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

2

stirring; slight movement

3

nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

2

to thrust away; to send flying

4

to have the nerve to

5

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

7

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

36

exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

9

other than; excluding; without

4

with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack

2

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

2

step by step; by degrees

1