jpdb beta

saliva; spit; spittle

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to shed tears

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applicant; candidate; volunteer

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

4

tall (of a person)

1

pale; bloodless

1

this person; he; she

3

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

1

to smash; to break into pieces

5

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

2

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

1

place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

1

deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint

1

to sew together

3

to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

foolish act; folly

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

1

right; privilege

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

step by step; by degrees

2

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

2

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

1

gently; airily; fluffily

2

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

2

older; senior

1

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

in; at; for

1

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

sparks

2

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

1

defense; defence; protection

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

2

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

as; because; with; due to

1

danger zone

2

breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1