jpdb beta

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

2

west

2

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

2

powerful; strong; mighty

1

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

2

puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

1

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

3

anxiety; concern; fear

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

4

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

4

twice

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

persuasion

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

palm (of the hand)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

2

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

unseasonable; out-of-season

1

north wind; northerly wind

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

1

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

1

question; query

3

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

1

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

2

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

4

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

exit; way out; outlet; vent

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

2

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

10

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

3

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

2

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

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