jpdb beta

be; is

2

snow storm; blizzard

1

to freeze to death; to die of cold

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

was; were

2

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

to be

2

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

5

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

7

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

warrior; samurai

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

2

ability; faculty

3

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

4

outspoken; frank; candid

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

the late; the deceased

1

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

3

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

4

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

to swim

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

2

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

surely; certainly

1

upper half of the body; upper body

1

underwater

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

3