jpdb beta

postwar generation

1

landlord; landlady

2

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

5

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

5

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

Zilla

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

great mountain; large mountain

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

2

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

sharp; keen; acute

3

talented man; clever man

1

to be injured; to sustain a wound

1

slow-witted

1

balance; equilibrium

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

10

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

to become bloodshot

3

cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

5

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

2

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

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

2

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

2

moan; groan; groaning

1

to writhe (in agony)

1

grand; far-reaching; ambitious

1

talent; ability

1

respect; honour; honor

2

modest; humble

2

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

2

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

3

to the end; to the last

1

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

3

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

2