jpdb beta

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff

2

bow; bowing

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

3

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

5

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

2

gesture; charades (game)

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

4

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to tell (someone) to ...

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

2

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

half-crying; being on the verge of crying

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

1

inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs

1

to join hands (with)

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

2

face contorted and about to cry

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

2

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

3

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

4

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

3

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

2

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

1

compared to

2

parents; both parents

3

dinner; evening meal

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

3

to keep silent

1

living; lifestyle; living room

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

kitchen

2

black tea

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

tray

1

(carved) statue; sculpture

1

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

5

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

2

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

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