jpdb beta

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

1

children

3

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

2

law; rule

2

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

rest omitted; and so on

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

4

to dirty one's hands

1

shock; impact; crash

3

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

7

fire; flame; blaze

6

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

6

writer

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

3

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

abusive language

1

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

1

ignition; catching fire; setting on fire

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

6

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

2

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

5

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

troubadour; minstrel

2

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

one defeat

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

protruding navel; outie

1

ash; ashes

4

sand; grit

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

1

too much; excessively; too

8

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

2

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

4

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

4

sparks

1