jpdb beta

tornado; waterspout

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

sobbing; sob; weeping

1

nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert

2

guard; lookout; watch

1

massing (of troops); gathering

2

to narrow (e.g. eyes)

1

to be relieved of one's post

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

3

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

to jump from one thing to another

2

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

womanly; ladylike; feminine

1

willowy; graceful

1

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

2

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

opinion; view; comment

2

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

engagement; betrothal

1

marriage

1

transparent; clear

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

2

as a child; when one was a child

2

always; at any time

2

to be transparent; to show through

1

shout; yell; scream

5

to harm; to cause harm to

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

breasts

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to surge; to well up; to gush out

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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