jpdb beta

excuse; explanation

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

3

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

16

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

17

the scruff or nape of the neck

3

to hold in one's mouth

13

only once

4

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

7

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

3

growth (of a plant)

1

to hold one's breath

1

ash; ashes

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

5

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

28

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

waterside; waterfront

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

14

to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish

1

slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

10

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

9

to finish; to graduate

8

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

2

put down

2

to limp

3

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

15

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

11

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

to be burnt to death

2

falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

4

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

17

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

parts; accessories; components

1

to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

3

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

not only

1

a considerable number; a fair number

2

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

4