jpdb beta

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

1

playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

1

peace sign; V sign

1

low voice; whisper

8

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

3

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

short (of a person)

3

the very picture of ...

2

ability; capability; skill

1

to get dressed up; to treat oneself

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

4

mayonnaise

4

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

1

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

1

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

1

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

2

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

7

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

mind reading

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

to guess right

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

both arms

6

sniff; sniffle; snuffle

2

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

3

to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

2

reaction; response; reaction

1

action

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

5

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

7

there, there

1

bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke

2

feigned tears; crocodile tears

1

perfectly fitting phrase

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

4

patting; stroking; caressing

3

father

3

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

1