jpdb beta

ankle

2

to twine around

2

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

2

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

2

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

2

fish

2

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

5

fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

3

hanging; suspending; sling

1

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

open air

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

3

pinpoint

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

1

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

hanging upside down

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

2

to let someone say

1

that's so, isn't it

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

disregarding; ignoring

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

relief; rescue

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

to catch a cold

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

2

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

knife attached to the sheath of a sword

1

shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

1

always; constantly

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

to suspend from; to be suspended (from)

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

fall; drop; descent; coming down

2

drowned body of a person

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

3

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1