jpdb beta

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

frail; slender; feminine

2

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

(mountain) ridge

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

pouring; injection

4

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

3

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

steel

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

2

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

2

to pay off completely (e.g. loan)

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

to address

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

immediately following

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

3

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

3

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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(distant) howling; backbiting

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

3

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

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

5

to swell up

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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ash; ashes

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