jpdb beta

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

6

little by little

4

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

1

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

5

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

4

to exchange words

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

5

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

7

to ponder; to brood

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

to talk; to speak

3

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

8

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

money

4

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

5

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

breath; breathing; tone; mood

4

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

4

to hold one's breath

3

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

4

sliding door

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

4

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

next morning

2

morning; a.m.

2

six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

2

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

early morning

2

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

4

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

2

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

2

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2