jpdb beta

to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

3

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

information exchange

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

7

decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits

2

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

5

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

2

(elder) sister

1

to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix

2

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

4

to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom

2

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

2

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

being argued into silence; being left speechless

1

bad-tempered

2

person obsessed with thoughts of sex

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

4

foster parents

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

3

warrior; samurai

2

one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

5

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

3

gestures; gesturing

2

comedy

1

seashell; shell

2

hermit crab; renting a house; tenant

1

advance payment; advance delivery

1

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

2

unrefined sake

1

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

4

heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

5

hundreds

9

many thousands

5

surprise

2

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

tactics; strategy

6

former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

1

whether one wants to or not; without choice

2

nudity; stark naked

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

6

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

physical beauty

1

sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs

1

mediator; go-between; middleman; broker

1

to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober

2

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

2