jpdb beta

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

3

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

flour; meal; powder; heroin

1

insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix

1

reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

1

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

1

pile; accumulation

1

by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

15

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form

4

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

manufacturing; craftsmanship; build; molding a sword blade

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

forging (metal)

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

2

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

1

to blush; to redden

1

quenching; hardening; tempering

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

polish; grinding; sharpening

2

whetstone; grindstone

5

revision; amendment; alteration

1

detail; details

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

charming; fascinating; voluptuous

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled

1

hat; cap; cap (move)

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

1

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

1

technique; art; skill; move

1

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

1

to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish

1

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1