jpdb beta

excuse; explanation

3

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

2

playmate; playfellow

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

all; everything

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

idea

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

3

soft voice

1

go home; get out

1

rush; dash; charge

3

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

3

sea spray; spindrift

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

4

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

human-like; quite human

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

8

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

three people

12

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

that's so, isn't it

5

to feel ashamed

1

to hide oneself

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

1

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

5

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

3

comparatively; relatively

1

exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

1

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

4

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

bikini (swimwear); Bikini island

2

flower pattern

1

pareo; pāreu

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

upper half of the body; upper body

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

11

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

6

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

2

to throb; to beat fast

2