jpdb beta

benefactor; patron

1

this person

2

message

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

4

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

good grief

5

gentle; affectionate

1

homeless; homeless person

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

4

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

homemade

1

Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb

3

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

3

good idea

1

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

3

to burst into laughter

1

dilapidated house; deserted house

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

2

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

2

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

3

drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel

1

to sit (down)

1

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

what; what?; hey!

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

acquaintance

1

array; muster; line-up; full force

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

hallucination; illusion

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

3

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

3

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

8

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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