jpdb beta

to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

one's own child; one's own children

1

French doll

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

4

only; nothing but

1

no, not like that (but like this)

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

pronunciation; production of sound

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

1

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

high class; noble

1

mother and daughter

1

hindrance; impediment

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

5

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

3

to cling to

2

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

mixed; mingled

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

well; now; then

2

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

simmering; (boiling) gently

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

leader of a delegation (body, party)

6

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

2

breadth; width

3

book; volume; this; present; main; head

3

reinforcement; strengthening

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

2

open; spacious; extensive

1

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

3

outdoors; outside

6

diameter

1

stone paving; stone paved area

1

stone pillar

2

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

8

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

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