jpdb beta

growth; metamorphosis

5

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely

1

finger marks; dirt from the hands

1

coating; painting

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

1

wind-swept; exposed to the wind

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

1

gun; rifle; small arms

10

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

6

pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs

2

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

23

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

3

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

street performing

2

to be too late; to be too slow

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

1

to split; to be split; to splinter

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

newspaper

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

upper side (go, chess, othello board)

1

bottom of one's heart

2

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

2

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

you (plural)

1

reflexive; reflecting

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

2

hallucination; illusion

1

one's way of talking

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

7

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

prayer; wish; vow

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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