jpdb beta

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

5

tenth; tithe

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

9

question; inquiry; enquiry

4

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

7

speed

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

5

bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics

1

liking; taste; choice

3

bath

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

8

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

15

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

sexual preference; sexual predilection

1

ready (to do); willing

2

reluctant; hesitant

1

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

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

3

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

16

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

folding one's arms

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

16

secret; private; surreptitious

2

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

2

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

2

height (of body); stature

8

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

13

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

2

small or short woman with a sexy body

1

so to speak

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler

2

versus; vs.; v.

1

Kimura Masahiko (1917.9.10-1993.4.18)

1

truth; real situation

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

3

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

26

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

this world; this life; world of the living

6