jpdb beta

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

dull pain

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

to the end; to the last

5

to do

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

1

impotence; impotent man

1

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

for a long time

2

beauty

2

address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

1

zero; nought

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

like that; that way; thus

2

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

3

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

2

liar; fibber

3

different school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

rape; sexual assault

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

5

to raise overhead

3

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

to scratch; to claw

1

to pinch; to nip

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

shriek; scream

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

nonresistance

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1