jpdb beta

emperor's meal

4

sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

3

innocent; cherubic; childlike

4

owner (esp. of a business)

4

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

to do (for someone)

5

prostitute

3

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

charisma

1

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

3

to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

6

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

13

and; thereupon; because of that

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

8

rush; flood; deluge

3

first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

2

booing

1

angry roar; bellow

2

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

4

ho-ho

1

with a gulp

8

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

4

fellatio; blow job

7

moving; touching; stirring

1

to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather

1

to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)

1

with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon

3

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

3

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

6

in its entirety; whole; wholly

3

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

3

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

12

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

posture; position; pose; attitude

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

4

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1