jpdb beta

though; notwithstanding; although

4

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

3

good feeling; feeling good

1

relax

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

thank you; thanks

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

1

(sound of one's) heartbeat

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

4

breast; chest

1

upper arm

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

8

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

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

5

stark naked; nude

1

erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

retirement (from the world); seclusion

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

2

shin; shank; lower leg

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

2

one day; (on) a certain day

2

cholera

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

to expel; to drive out

2

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

2

changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

1

to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

5

only recently; just of late

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

gravesite; tomb

15

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1