jpdb beta

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

waiter

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

3

sexless; without sex; sexlessness

1

apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)

1

wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

7

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

4

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

6

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

5

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

8

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

3

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

3

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

5

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

3

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

2

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

analysis

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

5

Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

2

eyelashes

1

since when; from when; how long

4

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

2

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

2

women and children

2

threat; intimidation; menace

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

4

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

2

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

4

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

4

to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky

2

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

trip abroad; overseas travel

2

miniskirt; mini-skirt

1

bill (law); measure

1

approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

2