jpdb beta

to become better; to improve

4

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

3

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

9

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

8

to jump from one thing to another

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

4

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

6

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

8

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

4

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

20

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

5

pleasant feeling; good vibes

2

to breathe

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

7

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

20

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

5

metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

22

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

16

leeward; lee; downwind

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

5

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

9

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

4

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

3

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

2

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

5

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

5

arrow; wedge; chock

8

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

18

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

9

wild animal

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

second (unit of time); arc second

10

instant death

1

morning; a.m.

1

(one's) quota; assignment

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

4

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

2

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

9