jpdb beta

near; close; beside; third person

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

4

regulation; adjustment; control

1

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

7

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

Jourdan

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

2

pachinko parlor; pachinko hall

2

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

3

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

4

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

1

first person to say something; first person to suggest something

2

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

1

commencing with; including

6

psychic phenomenon

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

negative; contradictory

1

state of mind; (one's) mental state

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

3

under blazing sun

1

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

breakfast

3

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

2

taboo

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

5

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

6

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

3

display of fireworks; firework(s) display

3

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

10

to live through; to survive

1

to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)

1

(musical) tuning

1

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

3

prefectural governor

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

4

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

3

rock 'n' roll; rock and roll

6

autobiography

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

1

inhuman; inhumane

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

4

to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

1

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

1

climax; turning point

2