jpdb beta

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

2

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

all but dead; half killed

1

to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

3

to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

reply; answer; response

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

2

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

being lost for words

1

down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

3

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

2

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

3

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

2

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

3

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

4

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

2

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

1

four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing

2

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

to shed tears

6

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

3

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

2

articulation

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

2

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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