jpdb beta

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4

small bird; little bird

7

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

3

to daub; to paint

1

one (bird)

1

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

beak; bill

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

means; way; measure

5

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

10

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

2

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

by the window

3

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

2

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

2

to kidnap

3

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

excuse; explanation

3

private person; individual

2

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

2

mysterious; mystical

1

to pray; to wish

2

to disappear; to vanish

3

conviction; belief; confidence

7

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

interior; inside; internal

3

to affix a seal

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

4

to spare time (for)

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

4

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1