jpdb beta

snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut

2

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

5

brush

1

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

1

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

hair on the back of one's head

1

suicide

2

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

1

what to do

2

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

hand-mirror

2

forelock; bangs

2

eyebrow

1

Japan

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

sigh

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

3

twice

1

number of times; frequency; count

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

5

physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength

1

limit

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

1

day trip

2

robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada

1

to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

1

to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

1

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

more than expected

1

see you later; goodbye; sincerely

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1