jpdb beta

skirt

1

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

3

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

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

2

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

contrast; antithesis; comparison

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

window

4

moonlight

1

to turn one's back to

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

2

to look towards

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

2

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

2

act; deed; conduct

2

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

2

French kiss

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

bureaucratic routine; red tape

1

to remove; to eliminate

1

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to answer a question

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

point in time; occasion

1

supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

2

metallic sound; metallic clank

1

side; flank

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

7

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

2

that's the way it is; such is life

3

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

to collapse into; to flop onto

2

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

sigh

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

win; victory

3