jpdb beta

inexpert or untrained eyes

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

1

puffed up; plump

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

3

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

muscle

2

large build; large pattern

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

valley

1

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom

3

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

battlefield; battleground

2

becoming numb; becoming desensitized

1

sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

2

thin man with well-defined musculature

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

4

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

cold bath; taking a cold bath

1

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

well; now; then

1

to correct oneself; to restate

1

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

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

3

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

2

fine play

1

continuation; succession; series

1

at times; occasionally

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

4

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

2

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

again; once more; a second time

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to wash away; to rinse off

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