jpdb beta

snapping apart

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

3

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

5

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

6

father

4

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

to stretch (unbend) oneself

2

repentance; confession; penitence

2

to do

4

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

short time

1

reason; cause; history; origin

2

nose

1

nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch

1

urine

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

3

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

guts; bowels; intestines

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

4

survival; survivor; relic

6

to move forward; to move on

3

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

8

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

to kneel

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

desperation; struggle to the death

2

we; us

3

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

2

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

1

radical party; extremists

1

rampancy; prevalence; domination

1

possession; retention; maintenance

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

6

fatal; lethal

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

6

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

2

rather; sooner; preferably

1

spirit of rebellion

1

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

enjoyment; pleasure

1

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

1