jpdb beta

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

3

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed

1

with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

1

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

1

go on!; right!; here goes!

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

4

trembling from fear; trembling all over

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to bring back

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

great haste; mad rush

1

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

3

jasmine

3

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

birth flower (flower associated with the month of one's birth)

1

to lose one's way; to get lost

1

to make contact

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

1

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

to take one's eyes off

1

means; way; method; measure

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

decision; determination; resolution

3

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

1

heartfelt

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

long and narrow

1

a moment ago; just now

1

to crawl out of; to creep out of

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

suddenly; with a jerk

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

shoulder (of a road); berm

2

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2