jpdb beta

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

date; dating

5

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language

1

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

1

what on Earth is this?

3

ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

2

to lose one's life

1

return to one's country; return to one's hometown

2

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

2

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

4

to get used to hearing

2

to remove; to move out of the way

2

intermittent

3

to continue to do; to persist in doing

2

tempo

2

interval; step; pitch; key

2

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

5

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

nasal voice

1

how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

5

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

2

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

to say things to ease one's mind

2

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

3

forgetting; lapse of memory

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

to squat; to crouch

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

five (long cylindrical things)

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

5

sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

7

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

1

to sharpen one's claws

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

2