jpdb beta

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy

2

relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

2

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

1

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

1

shit!; damn!

3

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to pick on; to tease

1

to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

1

scandal; impropriety; misconduct

1

water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)

3

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

long visit; overstaying

1

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

1

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

2

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

4

cage; pen; (jail) cell

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to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)

2

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

leading figure; influential figure; mogul

1

politics; government

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

event

1

mosquito

1

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

needy circumstances; living in poverty

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

1

addition to a building

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

4

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

5

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

2

gift; present

1