jpdb beta

straight line; beeline

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

that; the matter in question

7

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

8

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

to frown; to squint

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

7

was

2

to be silent; to say nothing

21

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

5

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

21

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

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise

1

pen

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

5

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

8

uniformity; equality

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

quill; quill pen

4

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

Inkpen

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

3

amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

1

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

to mimic; to imitate

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

19

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

word; vocabulary

2

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)

4

one's own room

6

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

walk; stroll

15

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

4

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

2

race

7

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

32

embroidery

62

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

78

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4