jpdb beta

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

4

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

8

covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into

1

to run up to

2

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

4

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

2

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

3

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

4

calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

2

being startled; getting a shock

2

to throb; to beat fast

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

6

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

11

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

6

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

12

limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

1

soft

4

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

to show up; to appear; to turn up

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

lease

31

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

3

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

3

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

3

vocal sound; tone of voice

5

reply; answer; response

4

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

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

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

3

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

4

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

3

octopus

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

torture

4

government service; the bureaucracy

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

3

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

memory; sense; experience

2