jpdb beta

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

11

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

2

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

4

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

left foot; left leg

2

sound of vibrating bowstring

9

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

6

pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

4

two (long cylindrical things)

6

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string

7

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

1

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

1

to breathe out; to exhale

5

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

3

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

4

to push open

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

7

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

3

palm (of the hand)

2

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

1

leather

1

to stick to; to cling to

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

4

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

2

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

6

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

15

(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

2

close to the ear

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

2

don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK

2

indeed; it's no wonder

1

(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

5

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

next; secondly; subsequently

2

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

2

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

5

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

2