jpdb beta

shower

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

tile

1

word; vocabulary

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

secretion

4

washing one's hair; having a shampoo

1

the end

3

sponge

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

3

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

deep blue; navy blue

1

scenery; scene; landscape

3

slightly; faintly

2

cherry blossom (colour, color)

2

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

4

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

3

shoulder strap (on a dress)

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

barn; road; bang; bam

1

evening

2

contradiction; inconsistency

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

inflammatory; lascivious; sensational

1

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

logical

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

4

to push (something) against

1

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

3

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

to rebury; to refill; to backfill

1

soapsuds; lather

4

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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upper half of the body; upper body

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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