jpdb beta

confused; flustered; at a loss

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

2

(turned out) all right in the end

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

right in half

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

back of the hand

1

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

1

to cackle

1

as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious

1

to lean over; to lean in

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

2

bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details

1

smoothly; glidingly

1

comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly

1

to run around; to bustle about

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

pardon me for leaving (first)

1

chain; chains

1

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

2

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude

1

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

1

door; gate; opening; title page

2

light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

to be the case that

1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

bursting at the seams; bulging

1

very short (clothing); too short; completely bald (head)

1

to come off; to slip down; to slip off

1

coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

to roll about; to writhe about

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

3

probable; likely

2

main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall

2

pure white; snow white

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

14

to be sooty; to be stained

3