jpdb beta

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

3

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

1

hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

1

isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

9

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

6

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

3

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

4

months (period of)

11

only once

2

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

negative ion

1

university student; college student

3

solitude; loneliness; isolation

3

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

2

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

2

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

2

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

2

outbreak of fire

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

flaring up; bursting into flames

1

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

1

public indecency; indecent exposure

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

fire extinguisher

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

15

back of the hand

2

loop; shape of a hiragana "no"

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

5

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

7

incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise

1

ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

should not; must not

5

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

scavenging for food

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

emotional strength; force of will

1