jpdb beta

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

side

1

hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

4

extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up

1

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

4

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

1

temple (side of head)

1

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

26

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

1

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

3

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

2

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

2

outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

guard; watchman

1

ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

2

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

lickety-split; quickly

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

2

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

3

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

2

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

extravagant; absurd

1

even if not; even without

1

sleeping comfort or snugness

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

4

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

2

hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism

1