jpdb beta

dagger; dirk

6

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

2

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

you bitch!

1

quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

before one's eyes

2

to bind up; to tie up

3

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

2

jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu

1

with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

1

to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound

1

rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

young person; young man; (arch.) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (arch.) young (homosexual) male prostitute; (arch.) young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (arch.) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)

5

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

1

mother

4

to find fault with; to question

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to take care of

1

lock-opening; lock-picking

1

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

1

bastards; guys; lads

1

accursed; damned; blasted

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

to chew up

1

hostile; adversarial; antagonistic

1

bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)

1

magistrate's office (Edo period); territory under a magistrate's jurisdiction

3

all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention

1

circumstances

1

unimpressive; unimpressed

1

pleased to make your acquaintance

1

dazzlingly

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

1

three people

2

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

made of iron

1

use; service; purpose

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

2

squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)

1

clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action

1

wear; abrasion

1

opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1