jpdb beta

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

muzzle; snout

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

immediately following

1

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

2

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

3

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

4

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

5

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

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

8

old woman

6

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

1

height (of body); stature

1

short bob (haircut)

1

turban

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

orange (fruit, colour)

4

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

1

to drop one's shoulders

2

sleeveless clothing

1

beige

1

underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

1

colorful; colourful

2

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

2

old woman

1

to stoop; to bend over

2

hug

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

3

half a year; six months

1

with these words; while saying

5

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

3

who

2

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

mother

1

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

4

scar

2

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

4

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

10

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1