jpdb beta

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

air vent

1

to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up

2

to mimic; to imitate

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

to wipe off; to wipe up

2

ticklish; embarrassing

1

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

2

unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

1

screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

1

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

utility value

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

2

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer

1

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

2

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

retaliation; revenge

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

2

to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

wire

3

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

pumice stone

2

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

being ...

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

dullard; indecisive person

1

strategy; tactics

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

reference; allusion

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

8

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

2

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

1

calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation

1

action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

4

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

2

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person

1