jpdb beta

time; pause; space; room

1

one year; some time ago

1

Santa Claus

7

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

children

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

to hang; to hang up

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

than; other than; except; but

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

to let go

1

by the window

1

snow-laden clouds

1

Santa; Santa Claus

6

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

1

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

sure; yeah; I know

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

in that manner; like that

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

what to do

3

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

infinite loop; closed loop

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

both shoulders

1

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

1

green peas

1

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

2

shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

class meeting; classroom assembly

3

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

4

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

1

column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

3