jpdb beta

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

8

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

7

support

1

to take someone's hand

4

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

8

mountain road; mountain trail

2

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

4

to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

5

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

calmly; coolly; primly

6

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

9

girls' talk

3

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

17

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

6

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

11

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

2

we; us; I; me

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

studio

5

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

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

6

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

upturned eyes

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

3

easy to understand

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

6

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

4

compilation; editing; recording

4

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

4

of no interest; not interested

1

alcohol; sake

2

without

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

7

oh; ah

4

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

3

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1