jpdb beta

fax; facsimile; fax machine

1

expressing one's meaning by stating the opposite; ironic expression

2

round shape; circle; circular form

2

photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends

1

Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)

1

unconfirmed; unidentified

1

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

1

to sell over to

3

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

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

suspicious character (person, figure)

1

all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...

4

to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)

1

to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

normal temperature

1

to take someone's pulse

1

(the condition of) one's health

3

unemployed person

2

English letter; alphabetic character

1

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

4

world's largest

1

court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)

1

main part (of a book); principal part; original text (as opposed to its sequels); first book (of a series)

2

floating bridge; pontoon bridge

1

Uji

3

Red Sea

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

4

English version; English-language edition

1

going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

2

malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

2

straitjacket

27

Hannibal Lecter

1

atrocious crime; heinous crime

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

3

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

3

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

3

unification; integration

1

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

2

hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

1

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

1

4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back

1

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

2

Monday

1

approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

to grow old; to age

3