jpdb beta

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

3

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

3

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

1

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

tee-hee

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

2

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

2

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

2

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

2

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

same sex

1

where to?; whither?

1

for use by men

1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy

1

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

2

kiss

2

to be overcome with emotion

2

to cling to; to embrace

1

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

2

to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

1

relationship; relation

4

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

1

courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

declaration; profession

1

relations with women

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

meaning; significance

3

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

2

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

darkish; dusky

2

unbroken; endless; continuous

2

ancestor

2

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

4

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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impossible dream

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

totteringly; trudgingly

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