jpdb beta

to begin; to set about; to start

2

flirting; making out

2

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

8

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

9

teaching staff; faculty

1

zone

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

6

water's edge; beach; shore

1

Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)

1

bent back; hunchback; stoop

1

poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

4

stark naked; nude

3

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

3

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

6

shyness; bashfulness; shame

2

cherry blossom (colour, color)

4

to hold in one's mouth

2

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

4

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

1

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

1

hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool

5

to reject; to repel

3

entertainment; amusement; fun

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

I; me; my humble self

2

order; command; directions; instructions

1

first person

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

3

exhibitionist; flasher

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

8

to cry softly; to sob; to weep

4

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

2

one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success

1

brake

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

3

analysis

1

what on Earth is this?

3

pure heart; naivete; innocence

2

boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

1

corner of the eye

4

to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward

4

we

4

to take one's eyes off

1

exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch

1