jpdb beta

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

artist-monk

1

humiliating

8

hegemony; leadership; initiative

3

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

to seize the initiative

2

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

3

extra; excess; surplus

1

to get narrower; to contract

4

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

1

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

2

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

to be given up; to be discontinued

2

restricted; confined; unfree

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

good gracious; oh my

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

3

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

3

training

3

doing long training runs

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

2

sovereign; emperor; monarch

2

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

to go up the stairs

1

impurity; obscenity

4

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

the same as always; day after day

3

to drop one's shoulders

1

how many hours?

3

initiative

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

5

impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky

1

to count on one's fingers

1

dot; point; mark

2

rhythm

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

3

tone; manner of speaking

1

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

1

advice

2

simply (cannot)

1