jpdb beta

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

this is why; this means; it is the case that

4

had better ...; had better not ...

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

one ken; six feet

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

43

gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks

3

I; me

3

bridge of nose

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

3

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

1

regular customer; valued client

2

to fear; to be afraid of

2

prohibition; ban; embargo

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

3

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

4

to keep watch; to stand guard

1

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

2

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

4

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

4

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

2

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

1

waste of time; killing time

1

to be deep in talk

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

3

speaking voice; talking voice

2

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2

to escape; to run away

14

we; us; I; me

3

senior; older; elderly

2

third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar

7

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

7

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

6

release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off

2

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

3

houseroom

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

1