jpdb beta

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

to laugh scornfully

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to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)

4

to have the nerve to

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

1

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

danger signal; red light

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to

2

labia; vulva; (lit.) hidden lips

1

forehead; brow

1

to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

3

pain; ache; -algia

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

foolish; stupid

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

reluctant (to part)

1

illicit sexual relations (e.g. incest, adultery)

3

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

4

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

to half-rise to one's feet

2

to lose balance

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

moment; brief space of time

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning

1

female genitalia

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

muffled voice

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

supply; supplying; replenishment

2

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

fast approach; quick intimacy

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

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