jpdb beta

portion for two people

1

prisoner

17

some people; a few people; several people

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

2

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

3

iron rust; iron hydroxide

1

filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

3

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

1

post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

lock

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

4

steep slope (incline)

2

cramped

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

18

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

latticed window

1

utilization rate; usage rate; occupancy rate

1

foul smell

1

to become weak

1

rust

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

4

to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

4

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

4

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

1

Shinto priest

14

to lie deep in; to extend far back

2

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

14

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

4

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

4

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

to get irritated

3

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

excuse; explanation

4

to hang; to hang up

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

9

bundle; bunch; sheaf

3

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

6

keyhole

2