jpdb beta

if you think about it; come to think of it

4

to meet face-to-face

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

husband

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

2

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

seedy-looking; thin

7

a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

2

slightly; faintly

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

2

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

1

shyness

2

Oakey

1

attendant; companion

1

OK

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

jealousy; to be jealous

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

6

satisfactory; decent

1

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

2

proper; respectable; decent; honest

27

manner of death

1

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

6

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

4

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

3

all members; whole army

3

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

4

big arm; brawny arm

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

9

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

8

to be worn down; to be reduced

1

not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking

2

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

3

say; well; um; er

1

cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

5

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

5

to smile

30

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

3

play; drama

6

Oiwa

1

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

7

(animal making a) monstrous apparition

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

15

to possess; to haunt

9

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

of no interest; not interested

7