jpdb beta

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

3

folding fan

6

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

4

carotid artery

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

15

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

8

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

master; expert

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

edged tool; cutlery

1

even; but; however

7

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

4

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

beyond saving

3

severe; harsh

1

loyalty; devotion

3

to make a sound

10

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

3

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

2

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

4

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

1

chance; opportunity

7

modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

1

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

pronunciation; production of sound

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

5

again; once more; a second time

13

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

12

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

to fall on one's backside

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

bare feet

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

10

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

17

slave; servant; slavery

1

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

stray dog

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

22

mother

1

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

1