jpdb beta

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

3

distrust; suspicion

1

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

12

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

prayer; supplication

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

site; point on a map; spot

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address

32

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

7

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

without leaving any trace

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

1

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

10

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

4

mysterious power of words to alter reality

10

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

1

who

8

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

is that so?

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

having said that; on the other hand

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

2

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

one; one

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

11

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

heartfelt

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

2