jpdb beta

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

3

(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

7

to fear; to be afraid of

3

grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

4

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

9

Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank

1

large tree

1

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

4

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

1

both hands; both arms; ten

4

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

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

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

since; this person

2

to apologize; to apologise

6

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

2

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

Voi (Kenya)

1

these guys; these fellows

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

8

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

though; much as

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

5

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

2

interested person; volunteer; supporter

2

torii; Shinto shrine archway

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

barbarian; savage

3

society; public; community; social studies

4

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

existence; being

3

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

8

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1