jpdb beta

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

3

bottom of one's heart

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

I; me

3

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

1

in one's own way or style

4

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

3

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

facetious; droll; funny

1

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

1

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

8

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

2

around the clock; day and night

2

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

in the morning; during the morning

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

4

to get wet

3

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

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

2

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.)

2

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

3

to be found

1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

talk about divorce or separation

2

tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

return; coming back

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

5

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

1

directly opposite; right in front

3

to knock down; to defeat

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

4