jpdb beta

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

1

women's liberation movement

1

standard-bearer; flag-bearer

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

content of a letter

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

shit!; damn!

1

stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

conviction; belief; confidence

3

jetsam; jettisoned cargo

1

Umeko

4

age 10

2

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

8

pregnancy; conception; gestation

11

one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

thickened eyebrows

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

2

fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

3

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

4

miser; cheapskate; skinflint

2

well

1

hand net; dip net; scoop net

1

part; parts

1

to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up

1

to hypnotize; to hypnotise

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

jest; joke; funny story

4

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

2

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

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

belligerent; warlike

1

to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled

1

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

24

to grapple

2

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1