jpdb beta

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

after a short pause

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

2

with a splash; slap; slat; slam

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

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

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

soft skin (esp. of a woman)

1

shoulder blade; scapula

1

sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

3

build; physique; frame; constitution

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

half the body; half length

2

octave

1

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

1

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

1

nude

1

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

1

plump; chubby; voluptuous

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

2

straight line; beeline

1

stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

2

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

2

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

slowly; sluggishly

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

2

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

feverish; enthusiastic

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

4

each time

2

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

2

grind

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination

1