jpdb beta

step by step; by degrees

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

6

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

7

a help; assistance

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

5

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

10

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

8

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

11

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

6

both hands; both arms; ten

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

5

straight line

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)

3

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

3

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

to be smashed up

1

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

1

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

4

all-round

1

water current

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

4

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

3

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

1

phew; whew

1

termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

1

immediately; promptly

2

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

each; every

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

2

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

4

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1