jpdb beta

means; method

1

impossible

3

waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort

1

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

1

correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)

1

a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh

1

corset

3

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

1

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board

1

goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)

1

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

1

at the mercy of (something or someone)

1

common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

to count; to enumerate

2

finish; end; completion; result

1

to be detained; to take time

2

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

2

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

1

to end one's life; to end one's days; to die

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

clear autumnal weather

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

2

to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

nightmare; bad dream

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

very near

3

hoge (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

severe; bitter; scathing

1

damage

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

5

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

1

both persons

1

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

slender

1

tall figure; high stature

1

beautiful legs; great legs

1

beautiful skin

1

black hair

1

long

1