jpdb beta

borrowing

4

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

9

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

4

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

140

he; she; that guy

13

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

2

to cast down one's eyes

2

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

5

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

to pitch forward; to fall forward

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

18

something (or other)

6

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

13

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

9

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

12

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

5

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

outward appearance

3

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

3

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

fear; dread; fright; willies

2

smile

5

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

6

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

3

jet black

11

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

18

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

15

to wrap up

3

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

7

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

4

scar

3

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

11

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

3

pitch black

6

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

3

to be thirsty

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

3

because of; owing to; due to

3

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

naked body; naked sword

1

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

10

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

9