jpdb beta

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

2

upper body

2

to polish one's skills

1

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

3

dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

1

appetite (for food)

3

erotic humiliation; sexual humiliation; deliberate provocation of shame or embarrassment for erotic pleasure

1

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

3

comfortable; pleasant

4

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

several times; once or twice

1

to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief

1

to yearn for; to pine for

3

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

not so

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

2

(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

2

(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding

2

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

2

little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe

4

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

1

dustpan

4

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

8

to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing

1

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

2

contagion; infection

2

real harm; actual damage

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

1

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

3

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

4

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

3

500; five hundred; many

1

one's family; family member

5

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

1

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

2

sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

2

wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate

1

to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

1

arrow; wedge; chock

1

gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1