jpdb beta

squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

4

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie

1

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

tossing and turning while asleep

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

8

early rising

2

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

it may be because

2

long way; great distance

1

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1

soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)

1

house arrest

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

all; everything

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

3

manners; courtesy; etiquette

2

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

6

interferer; meddler; buttinsky

1

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

3

spine (of a book)

1

the front; honest; upright; decent

2

to count; to enumerate

2

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

folding one's arms

1

treasure

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

3

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

2

land; shore

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

well; now; then

3

trifles; minor details

1