jpdb beta

little by little; bit by bit

10

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

10

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

6

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

10

door; gate; opening; title page

7

relief; aid; rescue

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

9

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

2

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

support; stay; prop

3

to some extent; to a certain extent

8

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

1

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

bullet; shot; shell

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder

5

shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

to be fated; to be linked by fate

1

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

16

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

11

Lady Luck

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

12

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

4

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

5

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

4

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

9

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

5

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

2

great success; huge success

7

cocoon holders

2

morning sun

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

well done!; bravo

1

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

8

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)

1

thank you very much

1

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

2

to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

11

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

1

to become hungry

6

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

19

ultra-luxurious; lavish

3

tedium; boredom; ennui

1

student (college) life

4