jpdb beta

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

mistake; error; blunder

1

untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom

1

deciphering; decoding

1

large number of people

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

first thing in the afternoon

1

half past (the hour)

1

meeting place

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

4

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

2

folding one's arms

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

2

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

6

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

3

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

design

1

long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

3

purchase; buy

3

to change one's clothes

2

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

to hell with; be damned

1

pitch black

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

5

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

fashion

2

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

2

apparently; appears to be

2

student (esp. a university student)

5

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

2

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

3

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

walking briskly; determinedly

3

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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