jpdb beta

belly; abdomen; stomach

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

4

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

chopsticks

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

2

best in the world

4

pitch black

3

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

temporary

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

hereabouts; around there; that area

1

lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head

2

field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

2

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

1

for this reason

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to encourage; to cheer

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

stirring; slight movement

1

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

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment

1

nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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