jpdb beta

with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

1

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

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

6

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

7

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

13

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

3

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

to scratch; to claw

2

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

2

murder; murderer

8

burglary; burglar; closet

1

(noble's) page

1

Kichizou

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

burning at the stake; burning to death

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

2

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

4

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

5

to ask for too much; to expect too much

1

cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded

1

molars; back teeth

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

2

end of a rope

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

4

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

6

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

11

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

5

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

7

cupboard on the floor

2

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep

1

night wind

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

9

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

kamidana; household shrine; home shrine

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

5

bedside; near one's pillow

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

6

middle of the night; dead of night

4

bedside; near one's pillow

1

(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

3

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

3

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

2

confuting; arguing down

1