jpdb beta

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

5

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

13

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

2

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

3

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

2

as soon as; right after

4

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

2

wooden flooring

1

to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

4

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

6

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

5

question mark

5

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)

5

this person; he; she

12

distant look; faraway look

4

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

7

regret; repentance; remorse

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

2

dry riverbed; river beach

2

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

2

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

5

slope; slanting surface; bevel

2

lawn; grass; turf

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

5

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

1

big yawn

1

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

1

(in) one's own way

1

most; extremely

2

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

5

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

6

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

2

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

3

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

9

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

2

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

3

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling

1

partly open; in half bloom

1