jpdb beta

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

3

to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

1

hot; (hot) coffee

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

9

to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart

1

cake or snack served with tea

1

moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce

2

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

1

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

5

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

4

to be born; to come into the world

4

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

2

mustard (color)

1

polo shirt

6

denim; jeans

1

shorts; short pants

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

convenience store

1

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

expectation; anticipation; forecast

1

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

1

girly; girlie; girlish

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

6

short sleeves

2

borderline; boundary

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

sitting cross-legged

1

soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

2

(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

5

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

3

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

1

flavor; flavour

1

sigh

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

evidence; proof

2

row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition

1

to make public

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

1

to fade; to become dim

2

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1