jpdb beta

fit; spasm; attack; seizure

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

2

impulse; impetus; urge

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

2

to cling to; to embrace

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

2

large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

1

to sniff; to smell

1

to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

5

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

6

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

3

compared with

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

4

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

3

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

to take over; to hand over

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

5

legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

1

hairlines (on an engraving)

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

to hesitate to say

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

3

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

naivete; simplicity; innocence

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

3

plainly; clearly; vividly

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

3

to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

2

declaration of war; proclamation of war

2

as anyone can see

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

8

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2