jpdb beta

to nod to one another

1

to dress up

1

ahead; before; ago

4

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

nimbly; lightly

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

to refer to; to use as reference

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

closet

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

3

black ground; black cloth

1

dragonfly; damselfly

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

4

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

1

choice; preference

2

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

to do

2

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

after; later

1

changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)

2

just out of the bath

4

(top) half naked; naked above the waist

3

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

normally; habitually

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

2

to clap

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

this and that; various things

1

ventral

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

10

collar points; tip of a collar

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

4

to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)

1

exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

1

part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)

1

part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

2

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

3

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

3

rustling; refreshing; clearly

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

kneeling

1

posture; stance

1

cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

1

back side; back end; posterior; rear

1