jpdb beta

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

3

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

bow; bowing

1

to wave one's hand

4

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

self-service; self-

4

to surge; to well up; to gush out

3

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

12

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

4

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

8

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

1

posture; stance

10

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

2

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

10

headbutt

1

to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

1

in very small pieces

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

8

head

3

right under; directly below

4

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

1

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

2

distrust; unjust suspicion

1

counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

1

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

1

breakfast

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to close; to shut

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

vomit; spew; puke; confessing

5

bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

2

apology

3

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

8

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

6

Japanese (people, language, style)

1

to request earnestly

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

impression given by a painting or image

2

sanctions; punishment

2

new moon; crescent moon

1

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1