jpdb beta

step by step; by degrees

1

anxiety; worry; fear

2

ladle; dipper; scoop

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

inorganic

4

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

1

metal

3

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

driver's seat (in a car)

2

seat

3

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

cloth; fabric

1

face

2

crowd; throng

1

to jump up and down; to hop

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

2

reproachful; hateful; bitter

2

locked room; secret room

1

to stop talking; to be silent

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

2

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

4

question; query

2

imperial decree; imperial edict

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

record company

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship

2

once a year

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

3

last year

1

pop idol; idol singer

2

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

1

entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post

5

form; method; system; formula

1

special award; special prize

2

honour; honor

1

(period of) one year

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects

1

top; summit; vertex

1