jpdb beta

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

3

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

slightly; faintly

2

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

4

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

6

friendship

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

3

to wrap up

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

that day; the very same day

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

1

temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office

1

honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

2

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

2

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

3

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

1

friend

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

5

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

6

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

7

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

at; in; at; when; by; with

3

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

1

to copy (down); to transcribe

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

4

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

3

writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test

1

graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

1

slender character

1

big; large; great

4

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

1

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

1

easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

1

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

2

schedule; program; calendar

1