jpdb beta

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

25

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

9

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

4

paper

11

envelope

9

to sniff; to smell

3

smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

6

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

30

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

2

ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters

14

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

my address

1

who

6

to say; to be called; to do

25

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

9

again; once more; a second time

13

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

8

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

6

surrounding at a distance

4

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

2

to push aside; to push one's way through

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

40

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

32

to look into; to peer in

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

when; at what point

1

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

13

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

9

blue

5

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

2

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

1

sender

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

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

5

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

7

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

5

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

6

to grimace; to frown

8

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

24

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

to run up to

2

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

4

to compare with the eye

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

26

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

shit!; damn!

3