jpdb beta

to begin to speak

1

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

2

slight; insignificant; small

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

4

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to fall in love

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level

1

to be embarrassed for a reply

1

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

3

model demonstration; model performance; exhibition

9

august; beautiful

1

fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

kindergarten

1

game; play; sports

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

2

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

to be worried; to be troubled

4

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

1

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

1

sailor suit; middy uniform

1

to do

1

from the beginning

1

to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

opposing role; partner

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

that; the matter in question

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

Q; q

1

clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

silence; stillness; quietness

2

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

13

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1