jpdb beta

written invitation

3

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

1

to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober

1

exaggeration

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

glass window

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

2

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

nape of the neck

1

to relapse; to reassert; to review

1

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

1

probable; likely

1

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

1

big arm; brawny arm

1

(written) oath

2

vise; jack; capstan

2

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

1

naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

role; part; duty

1

gooey; viscous; sticky

1

electrification

1

right under; directly below

1

direct hit

1

partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

1

taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

2

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

2

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

1

to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

1

to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate

2

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)

1