jpdb beta

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

bang; whump; boom

1

to collide; to clash

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

legs and loins

1

you; dear; honey

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

2

to embrace each other

1

every evening; night after night

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

2

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

3

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

13

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

1

however; having said that; but

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

11

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

6

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

4

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

cover; lid; cap

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

3

throat; singing voice

8

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

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

1

to be transparent; to show through

1

this and that; various things

2

a find; windfall; bargain

1

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

2

storefront; shopfront

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

regular customer

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

3

courteous; decorous; polite

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

5

to clap

2

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

1

showcase; display case; vitrine

2

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

shy

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1