jpdb beta

to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch

1

modesty; self-control; discretion

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

2

sales; demand

3

good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

2

borrowing; debt; loan

2

shipping; shipment; forwarding

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

four o'clock

2

embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

reader

4

(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen

4

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

noon; 12pm

1

target

16

or; otherwise

1

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

glad countenance; joyful look

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

3

16; sixteen

1

measurement error; calculation error

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

progress; development

1

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

2

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

grandmother

2

past tense

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

1

marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

a period of two days

3

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

2

how; in what way

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

2

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

languid; listless

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

3

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3