jpdb beta

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

to blank out; to panic

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

4

paving stone; pavement

1

to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

1

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

2

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

1

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

2

nausea; sickness in the stomach

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

3

had better ...; had better not ...

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

8

mother

3

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

2

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

in this way; like this

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

3

to drag out

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

2

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

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

2

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

10

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

3

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

light brown; tawny

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

ground; earth's surface

1

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

to hold up in one's arms

2

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

5

polite; respectful; reverent

1

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

careless; carefree

1

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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