jpdb beta

nice; likeable; desirable

3

to thrust down; to push off

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

2

worry; agony

1

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

5

refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved

1

in that way; like that

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

woman

3

low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

1

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

4

to rack one's brains

4

eyewitness testimony

2

(written) report

5

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

6

one month

2

interior of a village

2

several days later

1

to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

2

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

3

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

5

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

11

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

2

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

1

exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish

1

field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

3

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

3

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

2

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

8

again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

3

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

1

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

1

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

2

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

2

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

2

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2