jpdb beta

one year; some time ago

3

discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

7

couch; bench; ottoman

4

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

emperor (of Japan); mikado

8

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

actual age; true age

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

2

one's twenties

1

sharp and able person

1

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

6

much less; to say nothing of

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

diplomatic issue

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

4

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

5

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

28

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

5

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

5

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

6

teacup

3

handle; grip; knob

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

14

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

5

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

5

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

10

fermentation; zymosis

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

6

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

14

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

to take someone's pulse

2

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

1

to write down

4

clear; precise; definite; distinct

2

physical condition; state of health

6

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2