jpdb beta

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser

1

direct hit

3

to look away; to turn away

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

2

mother; wife

6

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

2

skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

1

to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

2

one's best interests; one's own good

2

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

1

dining table

2

to pamper; to spoil

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

3

temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

3

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

chimes; toll of a bell

2

108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year

1

to ring; to clang

1

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

dinnertime; suppertime

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

time; years

4

regret; repentance; remorse

4

this one

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

now; come (now); well

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

be; is

2

to be too numerous; to be too much

3

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

3

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

2

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

mist; haze

1

to shake off

1