jpdb beta

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

to go into labor; to go into labour

2

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

premature birth

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

2

labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions

1

cruelty; hard-heartedness

2

appearance; look; dress

2

to distract

1

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

1

mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

1

separate case; another matter

2

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

10

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

8

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

12

visit to a grave

2

the next era

6

convention; tired tradition; old custom

1

burial; interment

3

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

2

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

3

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

2

goblin

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

4

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

4

wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)

1

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

10

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

10

to burst into laughter

2

to laugh away; to laugh off

2

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

5

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

6

grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

14

great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)

4

nowadays; recently

2

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

7

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

1

distant relative

5

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

3

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

3

mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

2

national costume; (in) native dress

1

to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

7

acute angle

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

4

the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

3

to tear off; to rip off

6

to put one's strength into

2

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

3