jpdb beta

to repeat; to do over again

4

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

2

pathos; sorrow; grief

1

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

2

nothing but; except; no more than

1

twelve; 12; queen

1

bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details

2

to use up; to squander

1

compulsory; obligatory; mandatory

1

chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

1

ad lib; ad-lib

4

I've got to be going; I must go

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

5

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)

2

(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

1

(playing a) variation

1

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

2

syncopation

3

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

2

fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)

1

bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve

1

angry voice

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

3

mistake; error; blunder

2

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

saliva; spit; spittle

3

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

3

horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart

1

free ride (e.g. on train)

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

3

little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe

2

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

2

thumb; big toe

2

white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

6

forced laugh; forced smile

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

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

comfortable; pleasant

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