jpdb beta

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

13

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

5

throat; singing voice

7

to get dry

5

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

18

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

11

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

6

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

15

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

6

of course; certainly; naturally

15

sailcloth; canvas

1

twig used in grafting; budwood

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

11

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

4

completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

5

don't you think?; indicates question

8

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

7

to think of; to come up with

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

7

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

7

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

11

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

to get to work

6

jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

12

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

4

to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

1

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

6

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1

length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

lumber; timber; wood

1

those (near the second person)

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

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

10

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

4

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

6

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

14

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3