jpdb beta

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

3

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

3

full; in plenty; ample

4

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

31

short; brief

4

hair (of the head)

1

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

1

mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

31

he; him; boyfriend

14

undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

2

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

6

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

21

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

3

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

14

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

3

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

13

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

12

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

34

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

33

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

14

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

3

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

1

persuasion

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

4

soldier; sailor

1

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

1

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

10

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

5

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

11

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

19

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

space (room, area, outer space)

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

5

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

8

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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