jpdb beta

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

9

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

3

both elbows

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

tips of one's hair; hair ends

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

8

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

7

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

36

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at

1

disregarding; ignoring

4

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

4

as (somebody) says

7

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

14

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

2

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

4

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

2

oh, yes?; really?

3

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

6

cold sweat

2

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

5

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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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

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

5

(process of) elimination

1

period; term; interval

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

25

order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)

2

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

3

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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having said that; on the other hand

3

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

existence; being

25

why; how

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

3

outsider; someone outside of a group

2