jpdb beta

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

5

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

8

to increase; to multiply

7

discarding; firing (an employee)

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

5

tau

7

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

5

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

1

convenient

1

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

4

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

connection; link; relationship

4

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

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

self-defense; self-defence

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

small bird; little bird

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

12

example; role model

5

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

4

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

24

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

9

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

sigh

7

mixed; mingled

2

corner; nook; recess

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

lute

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

10

form; shape; figure; visage

7

body; body blow (in boxing)

1

European pear (Pyrus communis)

1

half

8

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

22

rear; back; reverse

1

curve; bend; crook

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

4

guitar

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

7

decorative

2

geometric pattern

2

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1