jpdb beta

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

1

stealthily; secretly

1

just a little

1

finger; toe; digit

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

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

1

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

palm sweat

1

success; hit

2

to hesitate; to waver

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

4

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

6

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

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

to fall backward

3

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

8

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

3

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

2

to concern; to be related

3

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

2

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

4

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

there, there

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

4

bay; gulf; inlet

2

without a moment's delay

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

pride

1

don't you think?; indicates question

1

faithful dog

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

7

invitation; introduction; temptation

2

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1