jpdb beta

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

5

way out; means to escape; escape route

4

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

3

bull's-eye; the mark

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

3

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

4

to laugh away; to laugh off

1

straight line

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

2

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

2

to shrug one's shoulders

1

fundamental; basic

4

(for the) first time in one's life

2

quickly; calmly; intently

1

in one's own way or style

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

comedian; comic

1

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

3

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

3

counter for choices, options, etc.

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

2

nowhere

2

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

to hesitate; to waver

3

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

weight; sinker (fishing)

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

to fall prostrate

2

feeling of transparency; sense of translucence

1

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

15

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

from the beginning

2

to cling

1

throat; singing voice

5

to squeeze out; to wring out

1