jpdb beta

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

12

otherwise; if not; or else

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

2

to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

truth; real situation

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

a little bit; a little while

1

roof tile

12

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

7

to taste; to try (food or drink)

2

alcohol; sake

4

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

3

to rest one's chin in one's hands

2

superb view; picturesque scenery

3

style; form; pattern

1

to be jumbled together

2

to become complicated

2

one's old bones; aged body

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

to gradually disappear; to be vanishing

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

4

sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

3

left; left hand side

3

whatever; no matter what

1

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

8

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

gossip; corner of the mouth

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

3

liking; taste; choice

1

avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling

1

unpredictability; element of surprise

1

roof tile

19

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

1