jpdb beta

shorts; short pants

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influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following

1

lawsuit; complaint

1

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

2

to be photographed; to be projected

6

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

4

long sleeves

4

long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)

1

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

4

to rack one's brains

1

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

1

short pause; short interval

2

behind one's back

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

5

to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)

1

labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea

1

smiling face

1

's; of; belonging to

10

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

number of steps

1

dining table

3

to point at

1

side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)

1

guard; convoy; escort

6

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

antagonism

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance

3

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

9

croquette

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

digital camera

1

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

1

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

6

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

cast (of a play)

1

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

whispered conversation; whispering

1

haunted house

2

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1