jpdb beta

tension; mental strain; nervousness

17

it may be because

5

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

4

physical education; PE; gym (class)

16

balance beam (in gymnastics)

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

9

castanets

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

12

if it is the case that ...

3

failure; mistake; blunder

5

impression

10

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

5

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

1

to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

15

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

children

3

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

3

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

5

a little bit; a little while

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

15

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

one's twenties

6

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

6

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

4

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

3

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

2

to cling to; to embrace

2

roundish; sort of round

1

body build; figure

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

7

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

stream; brook; creek

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

24

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

2

intimacy; friendship

1

presence (impressive quality)

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

3

blessing

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

10