jpdb beta

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

2

serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

8

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

warmth

1

innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

3

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

before long; even now

9

to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out

4

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

3

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

reason; right

1

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

2

walking around at night

1

imperial decree; imperial edict

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

2

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

2

to be smashed up

2

headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

sister-in-law

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

1

death penalty; capital punishment

2

to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

1

one (thing); one piece; one item

2

forced; compulsory

1

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

3

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

6

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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