jpdb beta

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

3

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

4

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness

2

each time it happens; at all such times

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

how many times?

3

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

seat (of a chair)

3

cushion

1

rear; back; reverse

1

to look away; to turn away

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

how many years; how long; what year

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

absolutely; only

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

weeping for joy; crying with happiness

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

7

ribbon

2

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

2

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

bottom; buttocks

2

slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail

2

(body) weight

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

armful; bundle

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

to be shaved or planed

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

road surface

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1