jpdb beta

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

3

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

1

pedestal

1

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

3

to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed

1

to be excited; to be elated

1

well; now; then

6

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

1

mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)

1

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

1

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

everyone

4

mug

26

kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

1

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

3

forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form

2

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

1

potter's wheel; lathe; pulley; windlass

5

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

3

work; operation; task

9

efficiency

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

3

gulpingly; in one gulp

7

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

4

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

2

like this; this sort; this way

1

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

1

finger; toe; digit

2

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

8

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

4

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

7