jpdb beta

origin; beginning; start

3

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

process

1

sour look; surly face; pout

2

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

how many pieces

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

small teapot

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

2

cake dish

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

2

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

2

gap

1

loss; forfeit

1

soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

1

peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation

1

temperature

3

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

light; lamp; torch

1

in the morning; during the morning

2

collaboration; joint work

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

3

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)

1

group work

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

tasting; sampling

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

2

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

without

1

drink; beverage

1

glass window

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

eating quickly; speed-eating

1

active; dynamic; energetic

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

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

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

2

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

4

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1