jpdb beta

eyebrow

1

Japan

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

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 jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

3

twice

1

number of times; frequency; count

1

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

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

5

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

hereabouts; around here

1

day trip

2

sound of the cicadas

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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 device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something 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

never again

4

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

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

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

to do

3

ticklish; embarrassing

1

bathroom

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

home; family; household

1

bathroom

1

bathtub

1

creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1