jpdb beta

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

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

1

to dye; to colour; to color

2

with these words; while saying

1

angle

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

6

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

collarbone; clavicle

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

water's surface

4

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

3

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

2

to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather

1

ridiculous; odd

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

6

thicket; coppice; brushwood

1

in one's imagination

1

bottom; buttocks

2

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

2

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

upper arm

1

talented woman

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

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

2

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

splish-splash; with a splash

2

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

1

writhing (in agony)

1

innocence; being not guilty

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

2

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

4

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

3

distrust; suspicion

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

2