jpdb beta

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

7

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

5

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

2

safe; vault; storage cabinet

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid

1

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

1

this much; this amount

5

salt water; brine

2

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

bowl

2

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

2

to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)

1

tap water

1

agitation; stirring; whipping; beating

1

to (do) like this

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

2

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

dancing; dance

1

gyration

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

adding water (to a plant)

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

distribution; allotment

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

feel; touch

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

16

vinyl

1

one hour

2

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

2

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

2

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

2

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

1

to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)

2

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3