jpdb beta

U-shape

1

was

5

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

5

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

3

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

10

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

4

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

one hand

2

six; 6

6

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

straight line; beeline

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

4

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

13

only; merely; but; no more than

5

one thin flat object; one sheet

11

line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines

2

exceptional item; extraordinary product

1

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

7

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

2

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

5

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

unexpected; surprising

2

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

4

reddish brown

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

5

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic

1

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

6

to be the case that

4

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

13

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

6

early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

6

metal plate; metallic plate

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

2

ability; capability; skill

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

1

space (room, area, outer space)

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

8

many; much; plenty; hardly

11

quad (in printing)

3

Jos; Joss

3

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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