jpdb beta

older sister; elder sister

7

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

in public; in company; in the presence of others

2

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

1

to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth

1

making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

2

bathroom

2

dressing room

8

to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily

1

to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head

1

wood-burning stove; wood stove

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

2

steam; vapour; vapor

1

milky white; lactescent

1

mist; haze

7

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

4

good feeling

1

heating; application of heat

1

help; aid; assistance

1

Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

3

dirt; filth; grime

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

4

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)

3

to encamp; to take up positions

3

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

second (unit of time); arc second

2

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

3

kick

4

continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment

1

intruder; trespasser

1

to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

(room) heater; stove

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

1

high temperature

1

blackjack

1

headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)

7

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

1

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

4

nasal bone

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

2