jpdb beta

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

feelings of guilt

7

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

5

announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

1

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

2

tune (melody, piece of music)

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

1

name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

3

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

2

safety; security

1

relativity; relative

1

ticklish; embarrassing

6

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

3

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

3

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

both families

2

uncertain; indefinite

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

truth; real situation

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

to dance; to perform dance steps

1

heartening; reassuring

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

5

a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

3

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

inside a meeting place

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

3

Shinto ritual

1

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

1

mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair

1

mis-match

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

5

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

even if I told you

1

society; the world; the times

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

looking away; looking aside

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

4

heartburn; sour stomach

1

brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

2

serious wound; hard blow

1