jpdb beta

small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

2

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

3

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

6

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

3

pleasure; delight; enjoyment

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

4

forgetting; lapse of memory

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

relation; relationship

5

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

2

senior high school; high school

4

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

stress

3

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

because

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

2

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

chance; opportunity

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

precious; valuable

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

to conceal; to hide

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

3

to rut; to get on heat

1

debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

fish sausage

1

abalone; ear shell

1

seafood

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

animal or carnal desires; lust

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

acceptance

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

5

beast; brute; animal

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