jpdb beta

step by step; by degrees

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

3

candlestick; candlestand

1

wax

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

2

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

4

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

3

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

9

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

4

even if ...; even supposing that ...

2

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

raindrop

2

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

2

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

2

God; god; ace; king; superior person

22

nothing but; none other than

2

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

4

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

3

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

12

permanent marker

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

deathbed

1

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

3

to apply; to adapt

1

mechanical

3

greeting

3

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

2

to call again; to call someone back

2

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

7

vague recollection; faint memory

2

draft; rough copy

2

artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

1

new frame action

1

felt-tip pen

1

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

1

palette; pallet

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

2

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

2

to compare with the eye

6

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

3

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

sickbed; (hospital) bed

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

2

last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1