jpdb beta

nice; likeable; desirable

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

1

arrangement; pact; agreement

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

to manage a state; to govern a country

1

answer; solution

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

paperwork

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

playfulness

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

moment; second; instant

1

this

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

to mumble; to mutter

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

2

a few hours

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)

6

to harm one's health

1

meal; dinner; diet

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

no; quit it; no way

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

rustling of clothes

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

dream

3

softly; gently; lightly

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

2

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

spoon

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1