jpdb beta

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

3

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

9

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

2

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

3

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

peach (Prunus persica)

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

soft fair skin

3

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

to fall backward

2

pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse

7

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

1

to shake one's head

1

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

1

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive

2

disturbance; kerfuffle

1

the following

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

intention; aim; design

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

3

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

5

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

5

to become red; to redden; to blush

1

in that way; like that; that way

4

to embrace each other

9

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

depth of water

1

evidence; proof

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

4

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

7

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

3

as a child; when one was a child

6

since then; from that time; ever since

1

swimming

2

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap

2

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

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

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

underwater

6

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

various

2

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

2