jpdb beta

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

1

bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

under the staircase; understairs

1

three days

1

waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

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brief glimpse of a woman's underwear

1

crossing a river

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

what's what; heads or tails

1

like that; so

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

2

pure white; snow white

3

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

idolatry; idol worship

1

financing; loan

1

gentleman

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2

being off guard; being defenseless

1

tactics; strategy

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

just a little

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

2

amount of light; quantity of light

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

wicked; evil

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

7

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

degree of familiarity; popularity

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

1

to pray; to wish

2

vigorously; swiftly

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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