jpdb beta

strange; rare; novel; curious

1

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

3

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

4

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

1

articulation

1

tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

1

to bear fruit

3

great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

4

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

1

to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

1

reason; logic; method; system; order

2

way; method; means; (technical) specification

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

6

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

8

to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

4

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

as it was before

1

to hatch (out)

4

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

3

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

3

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

2

bow; bowing

6

to become better; to improve

2

this much; this amount

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

ten times; tenfold

1

who

8

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss

1

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

6

one; one

4

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

violent; rough

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

3

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.)

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

2

back of the hand

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

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