jpdb beta

laurel wreath

1

damned; cursed; accursed

1

indicates emphasis

1

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)

2

clean hit

1

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

3

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

4

gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)

1

stab-proof; knife-proof

1

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

2

clenched fist

2

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

2

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

be; is

4

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

5

indecent talk; dirty story

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

4

leave it (to me)

2

unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate

1

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

2

picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

1

foam; form

1

blazing fastball

1

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

2

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

2

erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry

4

calf (of leg)

1

ankle

2

with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness

1

to be sweaty

1

glancing look

1

such-and-such a place

1

fence

8

erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty

1

gossip; idle talk; chat

5

(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

1

borderline; boundary

3

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

3

feel (of a material); texture

5

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

to sidle up to

2

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

2

smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to be caught

1