jpdb beta

little by little

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

to be distant

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

5

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

6

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

3

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

3

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

5

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

4

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

9

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

3

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

5

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

2

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

1

furthermore; even more

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

2

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

3

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

4

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

15

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

9

warmth

4

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

4

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

to fall asleep

1

tonight; this evening

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

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

17

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

1

next morning

4

early morning

1

practice; practising; training; study

3

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse

1

(hand) towel; handkerchief

1

to wipe; to dry

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

4

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2