jpdb beta

selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

2

to be enchanted; to be charmed

1

out of character; unlike one

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

to leave one's seat

2

virgin; maiden

4

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

3

East Asia; the Orient

1

life insurance company

1

boarding; board fence

1

back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin

1

ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket

2

running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom

1

ticket

4

to get too skinny

1

evolutionary theory; theory of evolution

1

genetics; study of heredity

1

illustration (e.g. book); picture

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

animal

3

goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

3

apprentice; shop boy

2

signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)

5

to compare with the eye

3

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

2

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place

1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

stable; barn

8

competitive exhibition; prize show

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

4

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

2

zinc (Zn)

6

galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)

6

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

must not; should not; do not

1

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

1

exit and entrance

3

to happen to pass by

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

6

upper left

2

filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

2

nimbly; lightly

2