jpdb beta

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

2

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

2

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

all; everything

2

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp

1

quiet; calm; still

1

motion

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

4

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

brand new; fresh

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

4

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

to shed tears

3

pressure

1

reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

7

to cook by steam

7

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

12

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

1

thus; in this way

2

quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

1

just a little

2

to dampen; to moisten

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

second (unit of time); arc second

2

taste; flavor; flavour

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

time; labour; labor

3

that is; namely; i.e.

3

love; affection

3

everything; anything; nothing

1

master; teacher; stable master

3

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

8

to look down on; to make light of

1

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

purse; handbag; wallet

2

one thin flat object; one sheet

10

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

4

varistor; barista; barrister; ballista

1