jpdb beta

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

85

space; room; airspace

5

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

8

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

3

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

5

futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

4

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

3

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

1

object; body; solid

8

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

3

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

34

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

27

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

11

hair (on the head)

6

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

5

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

2

in turns; alternately; in order

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

21

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

5

with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

3

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

8

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

35

to take a breath; to take a short rest

15

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

6

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

electrification

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

5

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

3

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

7

(a) few; some; several

1

slight intoxication

6

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

5

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

2

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

to begin to tremble

2

my husband; one's family; family member

3

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

5

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

5

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

14

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

47

crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4