jpdb beta

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

3

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

4

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

corner; nook

1

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

3

to pull open

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

21

coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment

6

hook; hook; hook

1

suspenders

2

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

2

hanging loosely; dangling limply

1

to hang down; to dangle

1

both knees

2

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

3

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

to make a sound

1

immediately; promptly

5

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

5

purple; violet

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

2

change; alteration; modification

1

condition; state (of health); appearance

4

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

8

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

6

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

7

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

5

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

2

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

5

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

3

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

2

raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation

1