jpdb beta

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

15

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

3

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

7

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

2

to pamper; to spoil

6

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

8

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

6

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

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

18

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

4

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

2

mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

6

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

4

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

8

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

13

grinning; smirking

2

teacup

1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

3

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

4

thank you; thanks

19

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

5

eyebrow; eyebrows

7

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

10

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

3

pen

2

to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

8

study group; study meeting

4

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

because

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

9

horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

8

cooked rice; meal

9

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

3

fish in season

1

bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

1

dining table

4

all sorts of; all kinds of

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

4

fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)

1