jpdb beta

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

6

production (e.g. play); direction

2

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

2

to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

14

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

1

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

3

love affair

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

2

neat (neatly); tidy; trim

2

men and women of all ages

1

extensive; wide; broad

1

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

2

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

4

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy

2

police officer; policeman; constable

4

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

8

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

6

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

3

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way

1

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

1

to crack jokes

1

to lie face-down

1

both sides

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

2

stereogram

1

radiation

1

this morning

1

infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements

1

pattern now in fashion

1

advanced materials; new high-tech materials

1

kindness

1

two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.

1

well-balanced

1

measurement round the hips

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

6

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

to become fat

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

4

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

3

excite

2