jpdb beta

waist; waistline; waist measurement

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

portion; section; part

2

(silk) gauze

2

several tens

1

rose

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

3

how; in what way; how about

3

thread; yarn; string

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

pedicel

2

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

2

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

floral decoration; floral ornament

1

to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

veil

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

ahead; before; ago

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

6

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

4

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

5

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

painkiller

2

ointment; salve

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

oral medicine; internal medicine

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

6

(wedding) aisle

2

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

to be transparent; to show through

1

professional

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

2

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

2

cathedral

4

to; towards; for

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

3