jpdb beta

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

mental aspect; mental side

7

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

11

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

2

zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips

1

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

8

cost; expense

5

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

3

scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

24

child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

1

home; family; household

11

coordinator; coordinating role

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

smallish; on the small side

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

to cause someone to worry

2

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)

2

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking

1

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

2

weekly publication; weekly magazine

3

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

2

marriage; marriage tie; love knot

1

Shinto shrine

1

charm; amulet

1

feeling of alienation

1

play-biting

1

cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

9

succession; inheritance

1

food expense

1

cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost

1

little by little

9

student days

4

debt; liabilities

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

3

view; outlook; prospect

1

city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

3

face

4

to age; to grow old

1

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

for the present; for the time being

1

to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness

1

release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

2