jpdb beta

shyness; shame

2

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

4

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

fulcrum

1

principle of leverage

1

like; as if; the same as

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

3

only recently; just of late

1

easy to understand

2

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

4

observation; survey; watching

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

3

correction; revision; amendment

2

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

2

ideal; ideals

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

3

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

1

in one's imagination

4

intervention

2

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

interference; meddling; butting in

4

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

progress; development

3

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

to be superior to

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

2

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

1

violent explosion; bursting

2

unpaid work

2

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

2

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1