jpdb beta

smooth

1

sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

1

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

outward appearance

2

narrow; thin (sized); slender

2

hair on the back of one's head

1

long hair

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

Jip

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

harlequin

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

2

neat (neatly); tidy; trim

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

1

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

2

after that (a substantive change occurred)

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

lady; ready

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

pencil

2

crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

flustered; confused; panicked

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

5

something wrapped in a furoshiki

1

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

2

cloakroom; checkroom

2

powerful; strong

1

shoulder width (breadth)

1

knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)

1

difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

1

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

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

2

shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands

1

to buy

1

bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale

1

grandmother

1

traditional; conventional

3