jpdb beta

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

2

leader of a charge; first to arrive

1

staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

2

cylindrical

3

March; third month of the lunar calendar

2

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

free (of charge); gratuitous

2

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

shock therapy; shock treatment

1

paisley (design); paisley motif

1

crazy; disturbed; mad

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

2

sealed letter

1

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

notice; announcement

2

possession; owning

2

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

2

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

2

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

4

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

woman; girl

3

barrage of questions

2

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

to swagger

1

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

1

to open a book

2

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

summary; digest

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

watering (plants)

1

watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can

1

a (one) box

1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

longevity; long life

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

knot (nautical mile per hour)

2

whispering into a person's ear

2

bookshelf

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

overall finish; mop-up

1

to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves

1