jpdb beta

Semele

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

to be clear-headed

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

4

glad countenance; joyful look

1

pedantic

1

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

1

cold color; cold colour

1

nostril; nostrils; naris; nares

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

4

MagLite; Maglite

4

swept back hair

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

smartphone; smart phone

12

touch panel

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

22

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

2

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1

the touch of; feel of; texture

1

swelling; boil

3

scar; spasm; twitch; cramp

1

having good eyesight

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep

1

eye of a needle

1

glass window

1

nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

water well

1

helical; spiral-shaped

1

what floor?

1

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

1

bare feet

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

old folks' home

1

hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (arch.) clan

1

to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate

3

asking oneself

2

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

2

pieces; scraps; disconnected

3

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)

1

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

3

call; hail; yell

1

ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

1

brandling (when used as fishing bait)

2

alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively

1