jpdb beta

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

7

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

12

immediate neighborhood; immediate neighbourhood

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

2

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

new; fresh; novel

4

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

5

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

3

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

2

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

6

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

speculation

1

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down

1

information; experience; knowledge; observation

6

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

2

having just started...

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

5

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

18

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

3

pupil; student; follower

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

7

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

6

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

7

inexhaustible supply

1

Taoist temple

1

philosophy

3

that is to say; so that means

14

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

such

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

4

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

2

harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate

1

the very best; excellent; superb

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

to want; to seek; to request

1

(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

2