jpdb beta

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

2

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

4

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

1

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

1

to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

1

third day of the month; three days

1

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand

1

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

1

just; fair; proper; reasonable

2

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

3

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

8

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

3

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

5

really; truly

6

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

5

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)

1

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

2

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

6

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

2

young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship

4

age thirty; one's thirties

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

such ... as; or some such

9

rust

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

2

ten years; decade

3

rear guard

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

7

what's what; heads or tails

1

few in number

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

6

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

something like ...; something called ...

6

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2