jpdb beta

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

3

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

5

to take by surprise

1

tonight; this evening

1

tonight; this evening

2

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

2

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

18

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to interweave

1

bathroom

12

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

4

friendship; amity

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

4

word game; wordplay; playing with words

2

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

7

to become settled; to be fixed

3

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

dependence; reliance

1

backward somersault; backward roll

1

to pick a fight

1

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

1

mincing steps

1

going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

1

boiling water

2

fierce fighting

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities

1

slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

1

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

3

to half-rise to one's feet

1

to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up

1

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing

1

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

1

turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos

3

shyness

1

to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

mutual understanding

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

2

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

3

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

here; with this

3