jpdb beta

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

4

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

acquisition; possession

2

to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

2

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

2

to complete decisively; to do to completion

5

ahem

1

dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)

1

to blow off

1

mother and child

5

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

6

sigh of relief

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

5

to bend down with a round back

2

to lower; to be lowered

2

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

even

8

as soon as; right after

2

envy; jealousy

1

blunder; slip; error; error

1

to make a mistake

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

collar; lapels

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

1

see you then; bye; ciao

1

(arch.) purifying salt; pile of salt placed by the door of a shop or restaurant; whitecap

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

3

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

1

both sleeves

2

itchy

2

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

3

play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

5

other people; others

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

rather than; more ... than ...

7

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

2

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

3

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

breeze off a river

1

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

4

humming; crooning

2

to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)

1

to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except

3