jpdb beta

(a) few; some; several

4

short (of a person)

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

slim; slender; slight; delicate

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

3

cone shape

1

braided hat

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

overall

2

simple; plain

1

molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

1

shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

3

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

2

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

2

mop

3

a certain ...; some ...

4

house-cloth; dust cloth

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

to wipe; to dry

1

corner; nook; recess

5

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

bucket; pail

2

these guys; these fellows

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

3

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

2

versatility; multiplicity of use

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

flexible

1

plan; design; layout

1

category

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

7

Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

second half; latter half

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

5

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

3

as if; as though

4

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

(doing the) mopping

1

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

2

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

manufacture; production

1