jpdb beta

torturing to death; tormenting to death

1

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

aggressiveness; aggression

1

hoof

1

slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

to be jealous

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

1

naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat

2

leather-soled sandals (geta)

1

progress

1

large sake cup; gulping down (a drink); taking a swig of

3

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

sitting down; sitting up; sit!

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

3

sanction; approval

1

to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force

1

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

1

teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

trembling with fear

1

drinking party; banquet; feast

1

fixed date; appointed day

1

honeymoon

27

reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party

9

listing

2

place of employment

2

gift; souvenir

9

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

1

bouquet

19

speech

1

taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

2

to exaggerate; to overstate

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

2

mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair

1

mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated

1

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

zip fastener; zipper; zip

2

zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)

1

technical; technological; practical

3

addition; supplement

1

envelope

1

sealing wax

1

nonparticipation; nonattendance

11

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

2

curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry

2

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

1

to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose

1