jpdb beta

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

5

she; her; girlfriend

4

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

8

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

13

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

3

being in school; being a student of

1

among (them); of (them)

1

you (plural)

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

2

parents; both parents

4

some people; a few people; several people

4

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

3

stylus; steel pen; stencil pen

6

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

stencil; template; silkworm egg sheet

14

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

19

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

poor handwriting

3

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

3

file; rasp

7

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

3

strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character

1

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

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

5

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

3

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

6

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

homophone; homonym

2

error; mistake; slip; bug

6

kanji; Chinese character

5

slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

to the end; to the last

5

arm; skill; efforts; ability

5

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

22

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

35

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

printing by hand; hand-printing

1

mimeograph

27

always; constantly

5

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

3

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

2

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

15

Japanese person; Japanese people

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file

3